Jews to Continue Their Schools Under New Bulgarian Ruling

The new government of Bulgaria has issued an order which provides for the replacement of the existing elected school administrations by bodies of experts, which will function in an advisory capacity in conjunction with the municipal authorities. The order revises the entire school system of the country.

A delegation comprised of Dr. Haim Farchy, president of the Jewish Consistory of Bulgaria, and the Messrs. Moritz Nadler and Jacques Pardoff, members of the Consistory, was received with regard to the new order, by Professor Mollow, Minister of Education, and informed that the ruling has no bearing on private schools. Jewish schools, included among the list of private schools, will continue to be administered by elected school administrations and their curricula will be left unchanged.

The Organization of Bulgarian Jews is endeavoring to bring about a complete Hebraization of Jewish schools with the exception of such subjects as the Bulgarian language, history and geography, which must be taught. No change is contemplated in this system.

The delegation raised the question of financial grants to the Jewish schools by the State, pointing out to the Minister that Jewish schools have not received government aid for many years. Professor Mollow promised that as soon as the amount to be appreciated in the budget for educational purposes for the current year has been fixed, an appropriate proportion would be set aside for Jewish schools.

The delegation urged the establishment of a Hebrew high school in Sofia, to which the Minister replied #e would think the proposal over. He also promised to issue permits to allow Jewish teachers to come into Bulgaria from abroad to satisfy the need for teachers.