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Chief Rabbi of Czernowitz Arrives in Palestine; Shertok in Turkey on Rescue Mission

June 12, 1944
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The chief rabbi of Czernowitz, Messulam Rath, arrived here today from Turkey. He was accompanied by 30 other Jewish refugees from Rumania. Czernowitz, which had a large Jewish population, was liberated by the Russians in April.

The Jewish Agency announced today that Moshe Shertok, chief of the Agency’s political department, has left for Turkey in connection with facilitating the rescue of Jews from the Balkan countries.

The Irgun Zvai Leumi, outlawed Jewish terrorist organization, posted placards throughout Jerusalem today, hailing the Allied invasion of Europe, and demanding the establishment of an independent Jewish government “to represent Jewish interests at the peace conference.” It called on Jewish youths to combat the present regime in Palestine “without injuring the Allied war effort.”

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