The long postponed discussion on the question of prohibiting schechita, the Jewish method of slaughtering animals for food, was taken up at yesterday’s meeting of the Warsaw City Council.
Dr. Zawadzki, the rapporteur, asked in his speech that the slaughtering of animals according to Jewish methods should be limited in accordance with Jewish consumption. Dr. Z. Byehowski, Jewish representative, emphasized that schechita is not less sanitary than other slaughtering methods. The Jewish Councillor, Elenberg, stated that the real intention of the schechita opponents is to expel Jews from the meat trade.
The discussion was not brought to a conclusion and will be continued at the next meeting of the City Council.
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