Jewish Students, Smarting Under Insults, Challenge Magyars to Duel

Anti-Semites Leave As Jews Return at Government’s Invitation (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The first day after the return of Jewish students to their classes in the Budapest University and other Hungarian colleges at the invitation of the government found the situation as uncertain as it was before.

Notwithstanding the disciplinary measures threatened by the heads of the colleges, the Hungarian students walked out of the lecture rooms on Friday, leaving the Jewish students alone.

Two duels fought successfully by Jewish students and 8 more duels which are to follow are the result of the anti-Semitic agitation carried on by the Hungarian students in protest against the proposed modification of the numerus clausus law.

Following the recent anti-Semitic manifestations arranged by the Hungarian student organization, Turul, two Jewish students, Bela Glasner and Stefan Kiraly, in typical Magyar fashion, challenged the Turul to delegate two of its members to fight a duel with them because of the insults to the Jewish students. The Turul asked its chairman, Ladislaus Philipp and Franz Bence, to accept the challenge in defense of the organization’s honor. Philipp fought Glasner and Bence, Kiraly. Glasner inflicted a sabre blow on Philipp’s head, cutting his face from forehead to chin. The duel between Kiraly and Bence ended in a draw, although Bence was slightly wounded. Encouraged by this outcome, 8 Jewish students issued challenges to the Turul. These challenges have been accepted.