(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
The Mohalim of Boston have been organized to wage war against Jewish and non-Jewish physicians who perform the rite of circumcision.
A circular has been issued by the leading rabbis here denouncing what is termed “shocking inroads” in Judaism. Rabbis Louis M. Epstein, Benjamia Birnbaum and Samuel J. Abrams have issued statements appealing to the Boston Jewish Community to assist in eliminating the practice.
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