(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A sentence of six months imprisonment was imposed and later commuted to a fine of 50 roubles on the local rabbi of the town Romni, district of Poltava.
The rabbi was charged with teaching religion to Jewish children under sixteen. It was charged that the rabbi kept the children in the local Beth Hamidrash behind closed windows and locked doors, where he instructed them in the Bible and Talmud. He denied having taught the children, declaring that they studied themselves and referred to him only when they came across difficult passages.
One of the three synagogues in Kutelen. Zhitomir, was seized by the workers and will be converted into an artisan club following a long conflict between the religious congregation and the workers.
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