In response to an appeal of the Helsinki Jewish Community for 4,000 kilograms of matzoth for the Finnish Jews, cabled to New York through the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the B. Manischewitz Company is sending a supply of matzoth to Finland, it was disclosed today. Finnish Consul-General Kaarlo Kussamo and Dr. Simon Federbusch, former Finnish Chief Rabbi, have visited the company’s plant in Jersey City to observe the packing.
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