Passover Relief for Russian Jewry: Soviet Authorities Agreement with London Federation of Jewish Rel

The representative in Russia of the Federation of Jewish Relief’ Organisations has made arrangements with the Soviet authorities for the issuing, from the Government stores, of flour and other commodities that could be used for Passover, the Federation announces. Three standard Passover parcels have been fixed upon, it says, consisting mainly of flour and other commodities. The recipients of such parcels would bake their own matzoth.

The Federation has cabled to the Manischewitz Matzoth Company in Cincinatti for details of their agreement with the Soviet authorities concerning-matzoth, it is added.

The agreement between the Manischewitz Matzoth Company and the Soviet official agency in America, the Derutra Transport Corporation, which is linked with the Amtorg (reported by cable in the J.T.A. Bulletin) provides that the matzoth concern must ship into Soviet Russia, between January 1st. and March 15th. next, “not less than 200,000 packages of matzoth each weighing eleven pounds gross”, or a minimum allotment of two million pounds.

Mr. Leo Broches, representing the Am-Derutra, states in the letter of negotiation to Mr. Manischewitz:

We undertake to accept for shipment the above quantity of matzoth parcels and to transport same to their points of destination by permission and authority received by us from the Soviet Government and the Soviet Government will guarantee the prompt, free and safe delivery to the addressees of such parcels up to April 20th., 1932 and in case of non-delivery through the fault of the Soviet Government, the cost of such parcels will be refunded at the price paid for same.

The agreement now entered into exists solely for the ensuing Passover, and any further agreement will depend upon future developments, Mr. Manischewitz has explained.