The Bacteriological Department of the Hebrew University today sent 25,000 cubic centimeters of anti-typhus serum to Russia. The serum was shipped by airplane by way of Teheran. It is a gift to Russia from the Uruguyan Jewish Committee to Aid the Allies.
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