The ceremonies accompanying the final admission to the bar, held under the auspices of the Warsaw Bar Association, brought a shock to the Jewish population of Warsaw.
Of the twenty Jewish candidates who were admitted, only eight took the oath according to the Mosaic religion. Twelve were sworn in with the Catholic ritual. The twelve attornies who, as it was disclosed, have embraced Catholicism are taking an active part in Jewish life in the capital and still regard themselves as racial Jews.
The increase in the number of apostates among the Jewish intelligentsia has become the subject of wide comment.
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