The Polish Government is encouraging Jewish culture in Poland because the Jews in that country are responding to the facilities available to them, Dr. M. Bronstein, of Wroclaw, reported here today in an address to one of the sections of the fourth Congress of Jewish Studies. The Congress, held on the campus of the Hebrew University, is being attended by hundreds of Jewish scholars from 17 countries.
Dr. Bronstein reported that Jewish books and periodicals enjoy large circulation in Poland, and that large audiences attend the Jewish theater and participate in other educational and artistic activities. On the negative side, however, he said, is the fact that intermarriage plagues the Polish Jewish community.
In another address, Dr. S. Simon, of the Hebrew University, warned of what he called “the growing dissimilarity” between Jewish youth in Israel and the younger Jews in countries outside Israel. One Congress feature today was a reception given to the participants by President Zalman Shazan.
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