A Soviet airliner took off from Kennedy Airport yesterday with seven cartons of Jewish religious articles, said to be the first shipment of its kind allowed by the Soviet Government since 1917. The consignment was addressed to Chief Rabbi Yehudah Leib Levin of Moscow’s Choral Synagogue. It was sent by his close friend, Rabbi Pinchas Teitz, of Elizabeth, N.J.
Rabbi Teitz said the cartons contained articles such as prayer shawls and mezuzahs. “This is the first time in 51 years that the Soviet Government has allowed Jewish religious articles”, Rabbi Teitz said.
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