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Czarist Laws Still Exist in Poland, Jewish Deputies Say, Demanding Abolition

April 30, 1928
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(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

The anti-Jewish laws enacted by the Zzarist Government when Poland was a part of imperial Russia are still in existence in the Republic of Poland, it appears from the text of a motion introduced into parliament by the Jewish deputies.

Several attempts were made by the Club of Jewish Deputies in the previous Polish Sejms to pass legislation abolishing the anti-Jewish disabilities without results.

At a recent plenary session of the Sejm. Deputy Isaac Gruenbaum declared that the Jewish deputies will take a passive attitude toward the Government since the promises made by vice-premier Bartel to grant the demands of the Jewish population and to bring about a change in the legal status have not materialized.

Jews in Poland are still subject to legal disabilities which had their origin in the Czaristic regime. The Jewish population, observing the treatment, drew from it the proper conclusion in joining the national minorities block in the last elections. The Jews in Poland have common interests with the other minorities, since they are the subjects of national suppression, Deputy Gruenbaum stated.

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