Checking the contents of the Bucharest custom ##ouses the authorities discovered a large quantity of valuables, furs and clothing left behind by Jews who fled the country during the Antonescu regime.
Jewish organizations are asking the government to turn over the articles to the Federation of Jewish Communities to be used for aiding needy Jews.
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