A general day of fasting and intercession for Soviet and German Jewries, was observed yesterday throughout Palestine.
All over Palestine the synagogues were crowded and the Wailing Wall, where special services were held, was besieged by worshippers. Special prayers, in addition to the usual penitential prayers were composed for the occasion by the Rabbinate.
In obedience to the call of the Rabbinate, many Jewish stores were closed for an hour in the afternoon and tags were sold in the streets for the relief fund, which is being raised for Soviet Jewry.
In the synagogues, the rabbis dwelt touchingly on the present situation of the Jews in Germany and Soviet Russia, picturing the sufferings in these parts of the Diaspora.
The Tel Aviv City Council has resolved to hold a great public meeting of protest against the persecution of Jews in Germany. At a meeting of the Medical Association, a resolution was adopted protesting particularly against the elimination of Jewish doctors from employment in Germany.
Jewish national organizations are being pressed to initiate a campaign against Germany, including a strict boycott of German goods.
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