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Former Education Ministry Director-General Ben-Zion (Bentsi) Dell Dies at 86
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 2 hours ago
What happened
Ben-Zion (Bentsi) Dell, a former Director-General of Israel's Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sport and a prominent educator, died Saturday at age 86. His funeral will be held Saturday night, with the mourning period concluding Sunday due to Yom Kippur.
- 01Former Education Ministry Director-General Ben-Zion Dell died Saturday.
- 02Dell was 86 and a veteran educator and lawyer.
- 03He served as Director-General from 1996-1999.
- 04His funeral is Saturday night; mourning period ends Sunday.
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