Dr. Desider Friedmann, president of the Vienna Jewish community, yesterday ordered the annulment of the mandates of the Poale Zion, Socialist Zionists, and of the Jewish labor organization, each of which was represented in the Jewish community by four members. Dr. Friedmann’s action was based on a government order issued recently annulling Social Democratic mandates in all public bodies in Austria. The Vienna Jewish community is an official body and is so recognized by the government.
This will change the balance of votes in the Jewish community. The Zionists now will have a representation of seventeen, while the non-Zionists have been reduced from fifteen to eleven.
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