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Rumania Announces Release of Zionist Leaders; Names Made Public

August 9, 1955
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The Rumanian authorities have released a number of Zionist leaders following an appeal to the Supreme Court, it was reported here today from Bucharest. A list of the leaders released through outright acquittal by the High Court or by reduction of sentence was made public. It includes:

Dan Yeshno, Dr. Theodor Levenstein, Dr. Kornel Yanko, Regina Nossen, Yanko Mandelovitch, Emil Edelstein, Louis Dolberg, Moshe Schwartz, Sini Izikovitch, Yeshaya Tomerkin, Meir Rodich, Ina Zeilon, Leon Itzker, Mordechai Borshten, Yanko Brenner Marcel Negrie, Szideriu Vitzan, Sami Krokener, Itzhak Schmidt. Friedrich Osterer, Rachal Michalovitz-Cohen, Blima Lupo, Moshe Belkirsh, Israel Stein, Meir Schwartz, Itzhak Itzker, Hugo Nacht and Gitta Beibovich. Also released were Mssrs. Gronich, Permo and Gabbai, none of whose first names were given in the list.

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