Praise for the bravery which Jews in the ranks of the Soviet Army are displaying in fighting the invading Nazi forces is given in a letter addressed by the Soviet embassy here today to Dr. Stephen S. Wise, president of the American Jewish Congress and World Jewish Congress.
Expressing gratification over the good wishes extended by these two organizations to the Russian people in their fight against Hitler’s aggression, the communication of the Soviet embassy, signed by A. Gromyko, Charge d’Affairs, says: “The Jews in the Soviet Union are fighting valiantly in the ranks of Soviet Armies, are making, together with all other Soviet peoples, supreme sacrifices to achieve final victory. These sacrifices will not be in vain, Hitler will be defeated and the monster of racial intolerance will be destroyed. I have no doubt that not only Jews but all other peoples of the Soviet Union will be heartened knowing that in their titanic battle with the forces of barbarism they are supported by many millions of Jews all over the world.”
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