(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
No anti-Passover demonstrations were conducted in the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics during Passover week, despatches from all parts of the country received here indicate.
The only anti-religious expression was given in the articles in the Communist Yiddish press in which utterances were made against the traditional observance of the holiday.
Meetings were held in Kiev and Odessa in all factories where a considerable number of Jewish workers are employed. The meetings were arranged by the Communist committees to “explain the significance of Pass over” and resolutions were adopted to work during Passover week. The Charkoff Yiddish Communist paper, “Der Stern” complained that while the government appeals to the population for economy, the Jews were spending many millions for Matzos and wine.
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