The Rakiskher Sick Benefit and Loan Society was founded in Johannesburg
between 1912 and 1914. There is a great description of the founding,
its purpose, its founding members and rules and regulations in the Rokiskis
Memorial Book. You can read the specifics in the translated copy on
the JewishGen
Yizkor Book Project site, starting on page
452.
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for more about the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Rakishker Society