Synagogue benches were seized by the authorities today for failure to pay taxes in Carpatho-Russia, Czechoslovakia, where the Jews have been hard hit economically.
Jewish leaders who returned today from an investigation trip in Carpatho-Russia observed great economic distress there not only among workers but also among artisans and even merchants.
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