The text of a message sent by the Moscow Jewish religious community to stalin informing him that the Jews in Russia are offering prayers for his health and for Russian victory “with the Torah in our hands,” was made public here today.
Signed by Samuel Chobrutsky, president of the Moscow Jewish Community which is now located in Tachkent, the message read: “On behalf of the Board of the Moscow Jewish Community and all religious Jews, on the day of the 25th anniversary of the October Revolution, we offered up our prayers with the Torah in our hands, fervently asking the Almighty to grant you, beloved leader and the man chosen by the Lord to express as you are the will of a great people 200,000,000 strong, long life and strength so that your wisdom may bring about the speediest and complete destruction of Hitler, the vile enemy of our beloved country and of all freedomloving people.”
The message concludes with the prediction that “God will grant victory” for Russia and that “the Fascist hordes will face the same inglorious, shameful death which befell Pharach, the Amalek and Haman.”
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