The Prussian Minister of the Interior, Herr Severing, has issued a communique to all district Presidents in Prussia, ordering them to cancel any resolutions prohibiting Shechita adopted by the town councils in their area, because such prohibition is contrary to Article 135 of the German Federal Constitution, which guarantees to the members of all recognised religious communities in the country the right to practise their religion.
The Communique, which has been issued by Herr Severing following representations made to him by the Shechita Protection Bureau of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Prussia, which complained that Shechita has been prohibited in a large number of towns in Prussia, points out that Dr. Bruening, the Federal Prime Minister, has also declared that the prohibition of Shechita is contrary to German law.
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