Satisfaction with the changed condition of Roumanian Jewry since the advent of the Man(###) government was expressed at the monthly meeting yesterday of the Board of Jewish Deputies.
Lucien Wolf, Secretary of the Joint Foreign Committee, in his report to the Board stated that “the Roumanian government is earning golden opinions everywhere, due to the vastly improved situation of the Jewish population. Anti-Semitism has simply (###)ished from the streets and universities, he declared.Concerning religious persecutions in Russia, the Committee now possesses the desired information, the Secretary informed the board. A final report will be presented at the next meeting.
It was further reported at the meeting that the Chief Rabbi, Dr. J. H. Hertz, and the Beth Din, Jewish religious court, are in favor of the resolution adopted at the December meeting of the Board, advocating the calling of an authoritative conference of Orthodox Rabbis for the purpose of considering action to solve the Jewish religious divorce problem and kindred (###) affecting the situation of Jewish women. The committee resolved to ask Dr. Hertz for an estimate of the amount required for the convening of such a conference.
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