A serious problem of conversion among Soviet Jewish immigrants who have settled in the U.S. was reported by Maariv. According to the newspaper, which cited a survey by “American-Jewish elements,” hundreds of Jewish children are studying at church schools and thousands of former Soviet Jewish citizens apply for aid to missionary and church welfare organizations.
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