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Bikur Cholim

Bikur Cholim

Organization associated with the 1927 project report and nursing-home plan.

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... The plenary meeting of Bialystoker /ands/leit held in June 1926 investigated the feasibility of building a nurs- ing home. It appointed a special committee to formu- late an appropriate plan. The committee worked for almost a year before it delivered its final report in May 1927 at a general meeting of the Bialystoker Center and Bikur Cholim. It reviewed the possibilities of going ahead with the project and the numerous anticipated difficulties. Nonetheless, everyone was optimistic. Mr. Sohn wrote, ‘One thing is clear: we will build a home for our elderly people sooner or later.” ...
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