Concern has been aroused in local Jewish circles by the indication on the part of the Minister of Education that the government support now being allowed to Jewish schools will be curtailed.
The government tried to find justification for this move in the declaration that a number of Jewish pupils have left the Jewish schools more recently showing a preference for Latvian schools. In the face of this fact, the Minister of Education declares, an adjustment of the government’s contribution to the Jewish schools is necessary since educational subsidies are granted to national minorities in proportion to the general population.
The Minister stated that while the matter had been discussed at recent sessions of the cabinet, no final decision had been made. Local Jewish organs discussing the situation point out that the attempt to curtail government support to the Jewish school would be contrary to present parliamentary legislation.
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