The Polish government radio station today spent 50,000 zlotys (approximately $10,000) to broadcast Rosh Hashonah prayers, including “Unsaneh Tokef” and others. Cantor Gershon Sirota and his choir carried out a twenty-minute program. Eighty stations in the United States, Canada, Brazil and Argentine reported picking up the broadcast.
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