Approximately 3,000 Jews are being accommodated at free soup kitchens opened by Jewish societies, it was revealed here today. At the same time the Federation of Jewish Societies announced that it has started issuing bonds to Jewish families unable to attend free soup kitchens. With these bonds the recipients can obtain bread and other foods free of charge in neighboring Jewish stores.
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