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NEWS
Jewish Cemeteries in Algeria will be Removed in Six Months
by Yisrael Rosner
An eleventh hour attempt to prevent the desecration of the Jewish deceased buried in Algeria is in full swing. Agudath Israel in Europe has publicized a last minute cry to all former Algerian Jews and their families to take immediate steps to exhume the remains of their buried relatives and relocate them to French or other cemeteries following a temporary permit from the Algerian government, achieved with much effort. A report states that if the remains are not removed within the next six months, they will be dug up by the government and cremated.
Concerted activities have been in process for a long time already by the heads of Agudath Israel in Europe to prevent the desecration of Jews buried in Algeria, where there are many ancient Jewish cemeteries. The Moslem government of Algeria makes a periodical shake-up of cemeteries and cremates the bones exhumed thereby. This process now threatens Jewish cemeteries in that country and Jews abroad of Algerian extract are doing everything they can to prevent this.
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