The police are searching for the two little girls Chava and Rifka, aged nine and 7 respectively, daughters of Mrs. Chaya Ritna. The children left their home on Szeratdska Street Christmas Day, accompanied by Helene Plutchkowska, a Christian neighbor, who was to take them to the Catholic Church nearby to attend the Christmas Services.
They have not been heard from since.
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