Most of the Jews in the Libyan cities of Bengazi and Tobruk managed to reach Egypt before the recent Axis advance and are now being cared for by the Alexandria Jewish community, The Jewish Chronicle reported from Jerusalem today.
European Jewish refugees in Libya were able to make contact with relatives in Palestine as a result of the arrival of Palestinian Jewish soldiers in Libya.
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