The first elections in 20 years for officers of local Jewish councils have just been held in two sections of the city of Istanbul. In the center of the city, where some 37,000 Jews dwell, elections will probably not be held until the end of the summer.
Elections were conducted under the recently-adopted law returning to the various minority communities control over communal affairs. The local community councils administer synagogues, Jewish schools and wolfare institutions.
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