(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A third legally, recognized Jewish Community in Hungary is about to ener the field of Jewish life. Hitherto there have been two legally recognized Jewish communities in Hungary, the Orthodox and the Reform communities. The division between the two is complete in every respect. When the separation in Hungarian Jewry took place, a number of communities declined to join either the Orthodox or the Reform communities and termed themselves the “status quo” communities. These have for some time been demanding that the Government should give them full legal recognition and rights. The chancelleries of the Orthodox and Reform communities have up to the present been able to prevent such recognition being granted.
Count Bethlen, the prime minister, has now informed a delegation of the “status quo” communities that the Government will recognize their federation as a legal representative body of the Jewish population.
Count Bethlen, the prime minister, replying to a dputation from the Jewish high school in Debreczin, stated that he does not favor the idea of Jews establishing separate Jewish schools. The State schools give more possibility of a feeling of solidarity growing up between the Jewish and Christian students. Where such Jewish schools exist, however, he declared, they must receive the same rights and the same amount of assistance as the schools of other religious denominations.
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