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The equivalent of his municipal salary formed a lending fund at the disposal of the needy. Many of the early settlers of Ra'anana benefited from his support. He displayed sincere concern for the welfare and rights of the laborers. He joined forces to form a variety of beneficial enterprises: a unified labor office, a unified front protecting organized Jewish labor, a joint health fund (
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