(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Prussian Ministry of Justice issued instructions to the criminal authorities to take drastic measures against the desecration of Jewish cemeteries. The Ministry points out that similar instruction were issued by the Ministry of the Interior to the police authorities.
Notices announcing severe punishment for disturbing the peace of the dead are to be posted, the instructions provide.
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