For the first Passover since the liberation the Jews of Rumania will be able to obtain matzohs and matzoh products from the local economy, a spokesman for the Federation of Jewish Communities has announced. For the first time since the end of the war it will not be necessary for the Joint Distribution Committee to provide matzohs for the Jews of this country when they celebrate the eight-day holiday, which begins Wednesday night, the spokesman said.
The wheat set aside for Passover was ground and processed under the supervision of the Rumanian rabbinate. Special allocations were made for Orthodox communities which insisted on baking their own matzohs. About five pounds of matzohs were distributed to each of the 300,000 members of the Jewish community. Jewish charity organizations and some of the needy Jews will receive the matzohs free of charge, but all others must pay $2.00 for each ration.
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