The authorities have closed the B’nai B’rith ledge here on orders of the Interior Ministry, it was disclosed today, and also raided the fraternal order’s headquarters in Strada, Janku and Plondor, sealing the buildings.
B’nai B’rith administered a number of philanthropic and welfare institutions here, including the Jewish Tuberculosis Union and the Jewish Society for the Protection of Children.
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