Heinz Cols, member of the executive of the East Berlin Jewish Community, arrived in West Berlin. He is the fourth Jewish communal leader to escape from the Eastern zone since the Berlin community was split in two. Reports reaching here say that the East Berlin Jewish Community is facing a financial crisis as a result of the policy carried out by the East German authorities.
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