The International Council of Jews from Czechoslovakia has received news from Prague that Pavel Kollmann, chairman of the Prague Jewish community has been dismissed by the authorities. Kollmann visited Israel as a tourist six months ago. His brother lives in Israel, and he had permission to visit him. Kollmann’s removal from office follows the removal of Frantisek Fuchs, chairman of the Union of Jewish Communities in Bohemia and Moravia, and of Ota Heitlinger, secretary of the Union.
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