The extremely difficult situation of the Jewish population of Poland was reviewed yesterday by Deputy Issac Gruenbaum during the debate on the budget in the Polish Sejm.
The Jewish deputy, in an impressive speech, laid particular stress on the fact that the Jewish population is being ruined by tremendous taxation. He cited facts to prove that many Jews have been taxed out of business by the State. He also dwelt on the many restrictions imposed upon Jews in various ways. Deputy Gruenbaum refuted the statement which was recently made abroad that government anti-Semitism has disappeared by calling attention to the fact that Jews are still not admitted to state office.
As an example, he mentioned the fact that when M.Adelberg, the repporteur for Jewish questions in the Ministry for Religious Affairs, resigned, he was replaced by a Catholic.
In the course of his speech, Deputy Gruenbaum criticitized the opportunist policy of the orthodox Jews and concluded with an announcement that the Jewish Sejm Club would without reservation fight with the Left parties for the protection of democracy and order.
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