More than 5,000,000 zlotys, approximately $50,000, ##ve been raised by Jews throughout Poland as of November 15 in a drive for a fund ## erect a monument in Warsaw commemorating the heroes of the ghetto revolt, it was ##ported today. The drive, to which prominent members of the Polish Government have ##ntributed, was started on Sept. 1 and is still continuing.The largest contribution, amounting to about 2,000,000 zlotys, was made by Jews ## Lower Silesia. In the city of Warsaw 770,000 zlotys were raised, and in Lodz more ##an 500,000 zlotys were donated. A number of municipalities in Lower Silesia have ##ted contributions of several thousand zlotys each.
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