Persecution of the Jewish Communists against Jewish religion and instruction of Hebrew was renewed in the region of Polotzk. In that city ten Melamdim, Hebrew teachers of the old school, were arrested on the charge that they were giving Hebrew instructions illegally.
One of ####rested was released because of his #### 105 years old.
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