Person · rabbi
Shimshon Katzenelboigen
ר׳ שמשון
Rabbi active in Zionism who died shortly before the Germans arrived.
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Primary source passage
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... לעת זקנתו השתוקק מאד לעלות לא״י וד,ו א ביקש
מכמד, מתלמידיו שיעזרו לו בכך, אך לא היתד, כל
אפשרות להשיג סרטיפיקט עבורו. ר׳ שמשון נפטר זמן
קצר לפני שבאו הגרמנים וזכותו עמדד. לו לד,קבר
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Participated In
Shimshon Katzenelboigen → Lovers of Zion
התיצ ב מי ד לימינד. , והיד , מנושא י כליד , הנאמנים
The OCR passage explicitly describes immediate support, but the organization’s exact formal relationship is unclear.
Migrated To
Shimshon Katzenelboigen → Land of Israel
השתוק ק מא ד לעלו ת לא״ י
He desired to immigrate but the passage says no certificate was available; migration did not occur.
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