More than 1,000 Russian Jews turned out to greet an American rabbinical delegation when it arrived in Leningrad this week-end, it was reported here today from Moscow. The American rabbis conducted services, preached sermons, and spoke to the Russian Jews in Yiddish, Hebrew and Russian. The Leningrad Jews were warmly demonstrative in their welcome to the rabbis.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
