The Reform Advocate (Chicago, Illinois) (April 18, 1908)
There still exists in Roumania a special form of oath for Jews , “more Judaico”, which, owing to its degrading character , is extremely distasteful to them . Dr . Niemirower , the Chief Rabbi of Jassy , consistently refuses to administer the oath , and recently he was fined by a magistrate for disobeying the law . The Chief Rabbi has appealed , and has been directed by the President of the Court to send in a memorandum on the subject . It is stated that the Crown Attorney will demand the imprisonment of the Rabbi on the charge of rebellion . Dr . Niemirower is , however , not daunted by this possibility , and he and the Jews generally entertain the hope that the Court of Cassation will give judgment in his favor .