The Jews of Rome, Florence and Leghorn, now liberated from fascism and Nazi occupation, will hold Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Services beginning Sunday at sundown, according to a dispatch from Rome reported to the Office of War Information today. Jews of the Allied armies will hold services in Rome and in all military establishments at the same time, it was reported.
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