Whether or not it is desirable to permit the erection of a synagogue near a railway station has aroused considerable discussion in the Czech press. The papers are also questioning whether the Jews need another synagogue.
These questions arose when the Jewish communities in Nusle, Vrovice and Michel, suburbs of Prague, submitted a request to the municipality for the allocation of a free plot near a railway station for the construction of a new synagogue. Some papers complain that the Jews already have too many synagogues while others argue that a synagogue near a railway station is undersirable.
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