Chief Rabbi Alexander Safran is donating his first month’s salary as Chief Rabbi and as Senator to the Rumanian defense fund, he announced in a letter to Senate President Constantin Argetoianu, published in the press today. Members of the Bucharest Great Synagogue gave a total of 6,650,000 lei to the defense loan, according to the first published list of subscriptions.
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