August 1944
Berl Katznelson Dies
Historical context
In August 1944, Berl Katznelson, editor of Davar, died in Jerusalem.
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- August 1944
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In August 1944, Berl Katznelson died in Jerusalem. A Jewish Telegraphic Agency bulletin dated 14 August said he had died the previous evening of a hemorrhage, and that he was the editor of Davar. He was born in Bobruisk in 1887 and settled in Palestine in 1909.
The Jewish Virtual Library records that he died in 1944, before the state he had argued for was established.
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Sources and further reading
- Berl Katznelson, Noted Palestine Labor Leader, Dies Suddenly in Jerusalem · Jewish Telegraphic Agency · Jewish Telegraphic Agency View source
- Berl Katznelson · Jewish Virtual Library · Jewish Virtual Library View source
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