Georg Kareski, former president of the Berlin Jewish Community, died at Ramath Gan last night after a prolonged illness. He was 68.
Before he was forced to flee Germany, Kareski was well known in Revisionist circles. During the last few years he was executive chairman of the sick fund of the National Labor Organization.
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