(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Professor Samoilo-witch, leader of the Krassin rescue expedition which saved eight stranded members of Nobile’s crew, is a Russian Jew.
This statement was made to the Berlin press and to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency here by the journalist Wolkowyski, former editor of the Russian newspaper “Rannyeno Utro.”
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