Heschl Farbstein, a Jewish deputy in the Polish Sejm, has intervened with the Minister of Home Affairs, Jozewski, regarding the refusal of Silesia to grant trading rights to Jewish peddlers, and also in connection with the incitement of the weekly paper “Do Czynu,” accusing Jews of ritual murder. Deputy Farbstein also discussed the question of Jewish corpses for Jewish medical students. The Minister promised favorable action.
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