The Chief Rabbi of England, Dr. Joseph Hertz, has added his voice to the chorus of protests that has arisen against the Soviet’s persecution of religion. In a statement he issued today, Dr. Hertz declared that “the Bolsheviki are waging a spiritual pogrom against all religion. Other nations must bring pressure to end the prohibition of religious teaching in Russia. What is trampled under foot under Soviet rule today is conscience, religious liberty and everything that is most divine in the human spirit.”
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