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Szamai Szymonowicz, z”l
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Born in
Wielun, Poland, Szamai Szymonowicz was a member of the
Beitar Movement from his youth. Early in the war, Szamai escaped
from the Lodz Ghetto to the Soviet Union. In 1945 he returned to
Poland, where he helped bring remaining survivors to Israel; he
himself came to Israel aboard the “Altalena.”
An accountant by profession, Szamai
was one of the founders of the Bank of Israel as well as being a
public activist. As a member of the Yad Vashem Directorate and
Board of Directors since 1996, he contributed his professional
knowledge and life experience to Board discussions with patience
and forbearance.
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