A tracing service to collect and disseminate information about Jewish victims and survivors of the Agadir disaster, has been established in the Jewish community school of Casablanca, it was reported here today. The address of the service is 174 Boulevard Ziraoui in Casablanca.
The Alliance Israelite Universelle issued a call for help for all the victims of the earthquake in Agadir, Morocco. Several Jewish organizations in France have already joined the efforts on behalf of the Agadir victims. Among these organizations are the Consistoire Central of France, the Representative Council of French Jews, and the Unified Social Fund.
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