“Who does not come to work on Passover is helping our political enemies” read a headline across the front page of the Moscow Yiddish daily, “Emes,” on the eve of Passover.
Notwithstanding the tremendous anti-Passover campaign, which was unparalleled since the outbreak of the revolution, it was declared here, the Moscow synagogues were crowded on the first two days of the festival. The Communists called mass meetings and arranged demonstrations in various centers of Jewish population. So-called “Proletarian sedorim” were arranged in Moscow by the Jewish communists. Demonstrations are reported from Charkoff and Kiev, where the demonstrants carried banners urging the Jewish population to “fight” the Jewish religion.” No clashes occurred in any of these cities. A demonstration of a similar character took place in Tolchin in which fifteen hundred participated.
Reports from Ukrainian towns state (Continued on Page 4)
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