Large numbers of Russian Jews have been disfranchised, in some towns the number reaching as high as fifty per cent of the Jewish population, reports in the Communist press declare. The problem is serious, the papers point out, because the loss of other privileges is involved.
Many Soviet officials approach the matter bureauocratically, demanding strict adherence to the written law, despite the orders of higher officials to use discretion in application of the law. Numerous declassed Jews and former traders who have been employed as workers for three and four years are denied the vote.
The question came up before the Central Committee of the National Minorities Council, which issued an order to the local officials to alter their tactics.
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