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Jewish Culture Society founded
The Jewish Culture Society was founded in Bialystok on February 29, 1948.
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... On February 29, 1948, the Jewish Culture Society
was founded. Its jurisdiction was Jewish social institu-
tions and cooperatives. It operated the library, which
contained 2100 books in Yiddish, Polish, Russian, etc.
It also convened annual memorial meetings to mark the
liquidation of the Bialystok ghetto. A public assembly
celebrated when the State of Israel was proclaimed. ...Connected nodes