The Jewish Theater of Warsaw will perform in West Germany for the first time in the theater’s history, sources here reported today. The group will perform before German audiences in various cities throughout the Federal Republic. Performances will be in German, though the group usually performs in Yiddish.
An Israeli theatrical troupe from Tel Aviv is also scheduled to perform in German cities at the beginning of 1973, the sources reported.
Two graves traditionally considered to be the graves of Mordechai and Esther have been restored it was announced in Teheran today. A garden was planted around the graves and the tombstones have been repaired. The site of the graves is a tourist attraction and a shrine for the 65,000 Persian Jews.
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