(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
A bill to re-establish Jewish cultural autonomy in the Republic of Lithuania was prepared by the Club of Jewish Deputies in the Lithuanian parliament.
The bill was submitted to all Jewish parties for the purpose of receiving their observations before it will be introduced in the Sejm.
The bill consists of two alternative texts, one containing provisions for including the religious activities and the other providing for a merely secular character for the activities. According to the bill, a Jew ceases to be a member of the Kehillah only when he leaves the Jewish faith. The provision is also made that a member of the Kehillah may give notice that he is leaving the Kehillah, whereupon it will be impossible for him to re-enter it for three years.
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