Moscow Gets Kosher Food
Associated Press
NEW YORK —
Termed the first such direct shipment from this country to the Soviet Union, 2 tons of kosher food and other Passover supplies were sent by Manhattan’s Park East Synagogue in Moscow. Rabbi Arthur Schneier, leader of the Manhattan synagogue and president of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, worked out plans for the shipment with Soviet officials in January.
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