A total of 26,143 Jews are now members of the organized Jewish communities in West Germany, including West Berlin, according to a report issued here today by the Central Council of Jews in Germany. The last breakdown of affiliated West German Jewry, in October 1965, showed a total of 25,694 in 71 communities.
The new data, as of January 1, 1967, showed there are now 48 synagogues in West Germany and West Berlin; 48 smaller centers of Jewish worship; 39 Jewish libraries; 106 Jewish cemeteries still open; 15 rabbis and 38 cantors.
The report said also that there are now 64 Jewish religious teachers, 20 youth centers, 51 youth groups with a total membership of 1,648 Jewish youth, and 34 leaders of Jewish youth groups. Jewish religious instruction is being given to 1,024 children in the age brackets of 6 to 13; and to 656 children over the age of 13.
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