Agudath Israel of America will underwrite the cost of living in Vienna for some Iranian Jews who want to immigrate to the United States. The New York-based, fervently Orthodox group is slated to sign an agreement Thursday with the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society to pay the $2,100 deposit for 500 to 1,000 of the refugees, said the group’s executive vice president, Rabbi Shmuel Bloom.
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