Great surprise was felt in many Jewish circles at the action of the Czechslovakian authorities, prohibiting the establishment of a Hebrew high school in Munkacz, Karpato-Russia. The authorities refused to issue a permit for the high school on the basis of an old Hungarian law of 1883 which prohibits the use of Hebrew as the language of instruction in high schools.
According to the Czechoslovakian Constitution the Jews are recognized as a national minority with the right of establishing Jewish schools with Hebrew as the language of instruction, if desired by the parents of the students. Until recently, it has been the policy of the Czechoslovakian Government to encourage specific Jewish cultural development.
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