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Farewell to a mohel

May 1, 2008 23:00

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Manchester’s Rev Chaim Jacob Heilpern, who has died aged 94, was a mohel, renowned for his willingness to circumcise Jewish children of non-Jewish fathers. He often did not charge for his services, and circumcised babies in wartime camps on the Isle of Man.

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