Tremendous excitement and tension prevails among German Jewry as the Bavarian parliament is voting on a law which in effect is a ban of schechita. At Nuremberg, the assembled Bavarian Union of Jewish Communities and Rabbinical Conference has addressed a resolution of protest to the Parliament.
The resolution declares that “we, as legal representatives of Bavarian Jewry protest against the degradation of the Jewish religion, the stifling of conscience and the infringing of our constitutional rights as citizens. We expect that the parliament in adopting the bill making stunning compulsory before killing an animal, will make an exception for schechita, which is in no way animal torture.
“Nevertheless, the Jews are trying to find a method of stunning that will be acceptable to the Jewish ritual. We trust that the Bavarian state will protect the freedom of conscience, and considering the present time of distress will not push aside a part of the population, but will unite with them for the benefit of the Fatherland.”
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