Government assistance to Jewish hospitals, schools and cultural groups has been cut drastically in the new economy budget submitted by Finance Minister Alexandri Alexandrini. The budget provides for 8,000,000,000 lei (about $53,000 at the official rate of exchange) while the various Jewish organizations asked for 85,000,000,000 lei. The Federation of Jewish Communities has appointed a committee to meet with government leaders to achieve some sort of a compromise.
Synagogues and churches throughout Transylvania today observed the third anniversary of the establishment of the Cluj ghetto. Memorial services were held in all synagogues and special requiems and other prayers for the dead were recited in Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Protestant churches, while high church officials and representatives of the various Jewish communities recalled the sufferings of the Jews under fascism. In Cluj, the day was climaxed by a mass meeting addressed by Jewish leaders and government officials.
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