It was officially announced today that 111 Jews emigrated from Lithuania to the United States and Palestine from January to April, not including refugees.
At the first session of the new Wilno Municipal Council, one of the two Jewish members, Jacob Wygodzky, pledged loyalty of the Jewish minority to Lithuania. The other Jewish member is Engineer Abraham Kavenoki.
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