Close to 200 Jews in Shanghai have volunteered for immediate service with Haganah, it was announced here today. The volunteers were recruited by a Jewish Agency official who visited the Jewish community here to raise funds for Israel. It is believed that more than $125,000 was subscribed for the Jewish state.
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