The Chief Rabbi of Slovakia, Rabbi Elias Katz, arrived today for a brief visit to the United States. He will deliver a series of religious lectures. His trip from Czechoslovakia has aroused great interest because a visit of a Jewish spiritual leader from behind the Iron Curtain is a rare event in this country.
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