nist Russia, was friendly to Zionists and to the Hebrew language. In charge of the anti-religious department of the Soviet government, he nevertheless saved many synagogues from being converted into Communist clubs, among them the Great Synagogue in Moscow in Moscow which is still functioning due to Smidovitch’s influence.
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