(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
An ordinance regulating the functions of the Rabbinate in Lithuania was promulgated by the government.
One of the clauses of the ordinance provides that the election of a rabbi in a given community must be confirmed by the government. This provision has called forth the protest of the Jewish communities in the country.
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