The election of a new praesidium of the Kolo, Club of Jewish Deputies in the Polish Sejm, was demanded by the group headed by Dr. Leon Reich, Galician deputy. As a demonstration of their opposition to the praesidium under the leadership of Deputy Isaac Gruenbaum, the Reich group remained away from the Kolo sessions. The demand for a new election was made in connection with the opening of the Sejm session.
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