The reading of the Megillah in the Central Synagogue in Moscow on March 17, attracted more than 1,000 worshipers, among them a large number of young people, according to information reaching here from reliable sources. There has never been as many young Jews in the synagogue for a Purim service as there was this year, the Moscow report said.
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