The Jewish communities in Lithuania which have 50,000 Jews, and in Uzbekistan where 100,000 Jews live, have not been permitted to bake matzoh this year, according to authentic information received here today from the USSR. The Jewish community in Georgia, however, has been permitted to bake matzoh for Passover.
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