Fifteen Jews were among those honored yesterday by the Supreme Soviet for the heroic feat of building the road across the ice of Lake Ladoga, through which besieged Leningrad received supplies this past winter.
Among the Jews who received awards are Major Suchowoy Abraham, Senior Lieut. Galperin, Commissars Kaplan and Kofnam and Political Instructors Fuchs, Abramov, Ganapolski and Letschik.
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