The Jewish Community of Breslau forbade children to bring flags to the synagogues in celebration of the Simcath Torah holiday today. The prohibition was explained as based on the fact that the blue-white emblem flown by Zionists is not regarded as the official Jewish flag by non-Zionists.
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