(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Two Arab proselytes were accepted into the Jewish faith by the chief rabbinate of Palestine yesterday.
The proselytes were residents of Medina, in the Hedjas, a father, aged 40, and his son, 9. Their acceptance into the Jewish faith took place with the consent of the governor of Jerusalem and the Moslem mufti.
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