The friendly interest of Czechoslovakians in the Jews is indicated by the fact that Czech translations of the Third and Fourth Books of the Pentateuch, and of the Maczor, book of Jewish holiday prayers, will be issued soon. Karls University in Praha has offered to establish an institute for Judaica studies and to train rabbis.
These facts were brought out at the conference of the Council of the Union of Jewish Communities of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, which decided to allocate 100,000 kronen for publication of the Maczor translation. The Czech version of the Mosaic books is being published by the Praha Jewish Community.
The Praha community’s report to the conference stressed the importance of President Edouard Benes’ interview with the union’s presidium on March 5, 1936, when the President promised to support the chief demands of the Jewish minority. A law passed by the Czech Parliament to assist organization of Jewish communities only partly satisfies the demands, it was reported.
For commission to Parliament within six months. A special commission is working on this constitution, it was stated.
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