G.G. Salem — senior member of the Jewish community in Mattancherry and son of the illustrious freedom fighter and community reformer Abraham Barak Salem, widely known as ‘Jewish Gandhi’ — died, aged 89, on Tuesday. His spouse Reema
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G.G. Salem — senior member of the Jewish community in Mattancherry and son of the illustrious freedom fighter and community reformer Abraham Barak Salem, widely known as ‘Jewish Gandhi’ — died, aged 89, on Tuesday. His spouse Reema had predeceased him.
G. G. Salem was one of the six members of the shrunken Jewish community in Mattancherry and its senior most male member. Troubled by age-related ailments, he was admitted to a private hospital at Panayapilly on Monday. The end came around 6.45 a.m. on Tuesday. The body is being kept at a morgue.
Funeral-
The funeral will take place after the arrival of his children settled in Canada. Salem last worked as principal of the Government Polytechnic at Kalamassery. He had also worked as professor of mechanical engineering at Govt Engineering College, Thrissur.