Considerable bitterness was aroused in the Czecho-Slovakian Jewish community of Nitra today over the rabbinical elections. The dispute between the two factions became so serious that when blows were exchanged the police intervened and cleared the election office. As a result of the quarrel the Jewish community officials are much aroused.
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