(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A petition to the government for the passage of a compulsory Sunday closing law was submitted by the Commercial Employees Union.
The measure, if enacted, will affect the economic situation of Sabbath observers.
A bill to place the sale of bottled liquors in Slovakia and Carpatho Russia on a concession basis was introduced in parliament. The bill, if enacted, would threaten the position of Jewish dealers.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
