KUBOVY, ARYEH LEON

born Nov. 2, 1896, Kurena, Lithuania died May 16, 1966, Jerusalem, Israel original name Aryeh Leon Kubowitzki Israeli lawyer, diplomat, and Zionist. He was a founder (1936) and general secretary (194548) of the World Jewish Congress. After settling in Israel (1948), Kubovy served that country in diplomatic posts in Czechoslovakia, Poland, and several South American countries. He was chairman of Yad Vashem (Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority) from 1959 until his death.