(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The synagogue and the church in the town of Bistritz, Transylvania, were destroyed in a fire which broke out last night.
One hundred and seventy houses were destroyed in the fire which started on Thursday and continued all day Friday. Many Jewish families remain roofless.
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