The Bulgarian government has no intention of curtailing the rights of its Jewish citizens, Foreign Minister Bataloff assured a Jewish delegation.
The delegation appeared before the foreign minister in connection with a resolution adopted last week by the Consistory, the Executives of the Federation of Jewish Communities, asking that no changes be made in the status of the Consistory and that the status quo be maintained in the procedure of the Jewish community elections.
ASK TO BE CONSULTED
The delegation asked Mr. Bataloff that Jews be consulted before any changes are made with regard to the status of the Jewish communities. The minister replied that the question of modifying the status of the communities has not yet been taken up by the cabinet, but that it will come up for consideration soon.
Bulgarian Jewry is organized on the basis of national religious principles. There are thirty-four Jewish communities in Bulgaria. The highest representative organ of Bulgarian Jewry is the Sabaor, which convenes once every eighteen months. The delegates to the Saboar are elected and must be approved by the religious and foreign ministers. The Consistory, which is the executive body of the Sabaor, is composed of twenty-one
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