Not a single Jew remained in the Finnish districts ceded to Soviet Russia, it was learned here today.
About 300 Jews who lived in Viborg, largest city in the ceded district, and the few who lived in smaller centers of the area emigrated with the remainder of the population to other parts of Finland. The total Jewish population of Finland is less than 2,000.
Fifteen Finnish Jews were killed in action during the Russo-Finnish war, it was learned, while a considerable number, including women and children, were wounded. Many Jewish-owned shops were among those in Helsinki damaged in the Soviet bombing raids. Synagogues escaped damage.
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