granted by the government for the last three years:
Asked Granted
April, 1932 3,720 2,000
October, 1932 6,760 4,500
April, 1933 12,750 5,500
October, 1933 24,490 5,500
April, 1934 20,100 5,500
October, 1934 18,600 9,700
The practice of eating bitter herbs at Passover is believed to have been instituted by the scribes.
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