Kehillah Elections in Galicia Are Postponed at Request of Rabbis

Voice Objection to Democratization of Communal Boards (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The new elections of communal boards in the Jewish communities in Galicia which were scheduled to take place soon under the Government decree, will be postponed at the request of the Galician rabbis.

This decision became known today following an audience Friday granted by the Minister of Education and Religions to a delegation of East Galician rabbis, who petitioned the Government to postpone the elections. In their memorandum the rabbis gave expression to their loyalty to the republic and support for the Pilsudski regime. The Minister promised to fulfill the rabbis’ wish.

The move of the East Galician rabbis is a part of the opposition which has developed among the Orthodox Jews in Galicia to the extension of the Government decree concerning the reorganization of the Jewish communal boards on the fines similar to those of Congress Poland. Under the Congress Poland statute, all members of the Jewish community above twenty-one are entitled to participate in the elections which are direct, secret, proportionate and general. The failure of the newly elected democratic Kehillah in Warsaw to carry on the administration of its affairs because of the continuous strife among the various factions has lent impetus to the oppositional elements in Galicia.