(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The Mayor of Vilna was overruled by the numnicipal committee on education of the City Council concerning his desire to grant recognition to Yiddish literatiure.
The City Council established a prize recently to go to the best literary work in Polish. Upon representations by the Jewish residents, the Mayor promised a prize also for Yiddish literature.The committee rejected this proposal.
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