The officials of the annual Frankfurt Bookfair have opologized because the 1984 fair will fall on Yem Kippur. The West German fair this year will be October 3-8 and Yom Kippur is October 6.
The apology came in the form of a letter expressing “regret” to all the Jewish exhibitors and participants from Ronald Weber of the fair’s press and information department in Publishers Weekly, the trade magazine of the book industry. “For various reasons the dates of the 1984 bookfair, cannot be changed,” Weber wrote. “We are, however, doing everything in our power to give our Jewish guests the opportunity of celebrating this festival in Frankfurt. The city’s Jewish community would gladly welcome any visitors wishing to attend worship and subsequently to participate in a Kosher meal.”
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