Comparative silence is being maintained in the Jewish Communist press on the anti-Passover campaign despite the fact that Passover begins next week. The “Emes,” especially is quiet. This sudden change is due to the general Soviet policy not to be aggressive at present regarding religion.
In publishing today provincial reports regarding the collection of religious articles among the Jewish population, the “Emes” adds an editorial note saying “it would be more advisable that the religious article be brought in voluntarily by their owners instead of collecting them.” This will probably be taken by the provincial Communists as a hint to go easy in their anti-Passover campaign and in the collection of religious articles.
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