A large crowd, which overflowed the central synagogue here, heard Chief Rabbi Alexander Shafran condemn the hanging of Dov Gruner ?nd his companions. Aid was pledged to the underground forces in Palestine by several speakers. Many Jewish shops closed during the observances.
The Bucharest press devoted a great deal of space to the Gruner case. The independent afternoon daily Adverul (Truth) compared the Palestine situation to the struggle of the Irish people for home rule. It praised Gruner for refusing to ask ?ercy of a government he did not recognize. The local Revisionist groups placed advertisements in most papers hailing Gruner as a hero.
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