B’nai B’rith has protested in a letter to Soviet Ambassador Anatoly F. Dobrynin against the conviction of four Moscow Jews for baking and selling matzoh. Label A. Katz, president of the organization, called on the Soviets to review the case and take corrective action.
Mr. Katz pointed out that the testimony of the Chief Rabbi of Moscow and other witnesses emphasized that the defendants acted on Soviet assurances “that it was legal and proper” to bake and distribute matzoh. B’nai B’rith also protested the “unwarranted” four-month imprisonment of the accused, while awaiting trial. The advanced age of some of the accused was cited.
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