(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The growth of religious life in the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics and an increased activity of Jewish congregations, is reported by the “Anti-religioniosnik”, the organ of the Russian atheists.
The paper publishes figures showing that religious life in Russia is growing. Figures submitted to the Commissariat of the Interior show that the number of Kehillahs increased ten percent from January 1 to November 1, 1925. The number of synagogues and Beth Midrashim (houses of worship and study) in the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics holds fourth place, after the houses of worship of Pravoslavie, Mohammedanism and Orthodox Pravoslavie. In the entire nine years since the revolution, only ten synagogues were closed in all the Soviet Republics. Synagogues were converted into cultural institutes only where there were no other suitable buildings, the paper states.
Neither the Jewish nor any other religion is being persecuted in Russia, the paper declares.
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