For the first time in a century Passover communal services are not being held in a number of small towns throughout Germany, it was disclosed today.
The reason ascribed for this situation is the inability to find a “minyah” (ten men, the minimum number necessary for Jewish public worship) as a result of the sharp decrease in the Jewish population of small towns.
A survey disclosed today that the Passover celebrations throughout Germany have thus far passed without incident.
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