A 30-day period of mourning for the persecuted Jews of Germany was launched here yesterday at services attended by more than 2,000 persons of all creeds, including Government representatives. The mourning period was adopted by all sections of Brazilian Jewry at the suggestion of the Sao Paulo Jewish Congregation.
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