Criticism against the new electoral law in Czechoslovakia was voiced here last night in the parliament by Dr. Angelo Goldstein, Jewish member, speaking in behalf of Czechoslovakian Jewry.
Dr. Goldstein pointed out that the new electoral law gives representation only to political parties but deprives national minorities of direct representation. At the same time Dr. Goldstein praised the Czechoslovakian government for the general practice of equality towards Jews.
It is expected here that under the new electoral law not a single Jewish deputy will be elected to the parliament unless an agreement to merge is reached between the existing Jewish parties.
BOYCOTT GERMAN CLINICS
The Czechoslovakian Sick Benefit Funds decided today to boycott German clinics in protest against the persecution practiced against Jewish doctors there, which led to the suicide of Dr. Joseph Gach, a young Jewish physician.
The Cesko-Slovo writes: “The fate of this unfortunate young doctor will not go without its repercussions, investigation and consequences. We cannot allow a citizen to be terrorized and driven to death only because he is of Jewish origin.”
The Narodni Osvobozeni writes: “Conditions at the German University of Praha, upon which Dr. Gach’s suicide has thrown a strong light, demand the attention of the government and of the general public. Dr. Gach’s case reveals a flagrant breach of the laws of the Republic.”
The Prager Presse writes: “The investigation will show whether the accusation made by this young doctor, that he was driven to death by the conditions at the Schloffer Clinic are justified. In any event, his suicide throws a strong light on certain manifestations in the German high schools in Czechoslovakia. Conditions are growing up here which remind us uncomfortably of certain foreign examples. The Gach case fits in with what we have heard of conditions at the German universities.”
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