A Jewish delegation led by Chief Rabbi Raphal Saban and Dr. Aaron Chiprut, president of the Jewish community here, today conferred with the Governor of Istanbul on the forthcoming elections for nine synagogue councils which will group various synagogues scattered throughout the city. Permission must be obtained from the Governor in advance of such elections.
The elections, which are expected to be held shortly after the next High Holy Days, will involve a possible change from present communal arrangements under which synagogues in a district have one Synagogue Council providing supervision of such activities as fund-raising and maintenance for all synagogues in its district.
A ruling was issued that all synagogues and Jewish institutions should have separate councils. The Jewish communal delegation sought to explain to the Governor that the proposed decentralization would cause many difficulties arising from the shortages of candidates for nine individual councils and problems of separate fund-raising campaigns. The Governor was understood to have shown understanding of the difficulties.
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