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Belgian court convicts two for explosive letter bombs
Elizabeth Lazarus, 21, and Jacob Elias, 27, condemned by a Belgian court for possession of explosive letter bombs addressed to Gen. Dempsey and other officials. Lazarus receives one year in prison and a 7000 franc fine. Elias, born in Russia, is also convicted. In Canada, Anita Schor, a Jewish orphan from Vichy, lands safe by plane to join foster homes after fleeing Europe with 19 others.
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Gilbert Elizabeth Lazarus
V. M. Molotov
Jacob Elias
Paris
Russia
Gen. Dempsey
Alan Cunningham
John Shaw
Lord Winter
Anita Schor
Vichy
France
Canada
Europe
Canadian Jewish Congress
Halifax
Montreal