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Worker aided Jews during, after WWII
by Gaynor Israel Jacobson, a man who aided hundreds of thousands of Jews during and after World War II, died June 6 in Sun City Wes, According to the Phoenix Jewish News, Jacobson worked for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee from 1944 to 1950, se
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Jacobson later worked for the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society for 28 years. In conjunction with his HIAS work, he was made an honorary colonel in the U.S. Army
He was a past chairman of State of Israel Bonds. He also was a sculptor whose works were exhibited in various galleries.
Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he moved to Arizona 20 years ago.
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