Meir Rauch was an Israeli chess

Chess

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 master, born in Zolynia, Poland

Zolynia

Żołynia is a village in Łańcut County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Żołynia. It lies approximately north-east of Łańcut and north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów....

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In August–September 1939, he played for the Palestinian

Palestine

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 team in the 8th Chess Olympiad

8th Chess Olympiad

The 8th Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , comprised an 'open' tournament, as well as a Women's World Championship contest...

 on the first reserve board (won 4, lost 2 and drew 7) in Buenos Aires. When World War II

World War II

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broke out, Rauch, along with many other participants of that Olympiad, decided to stay permanently in Argentina.
He emigrated to Israel in 1945.

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