A report from Moscow today said that more than 2,000 Jews attended the Rosh Hashanah services in the Great Synagogue there. Jewish community leaders in Moscow estimated that there are today in the Soviet capital about 300,000 Jews of whom 12,000 are religious the report stated.
In Warsaw, where more than 300,000 Jews lived before the Nazi annihilation of Polish Jewry, less than 100 persons attended the Rosh Hashanah services in the only synagogue functioning there now. It is estimated that there are about 10,000 Jews now living in Warsaw, but most of them are not religious.
The Agudas Israel world executive in London reported that Jewish communities behind the Iron Curtain–in Budapest, Prague and Bratislava–have been sent prayer shawls, prayer books, and “luvolim” and “ethrogim” for their Succoth celebrations. The shipments were made with the cooperation of Keren Hatorah of Switzerland, the announcement stated.
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