The Jewish Voice (St. Louis, Missouri) (November 5, 1897)
The Jewish Voice (St. Louis, Missouri) (November 5, 1897)
The observance by the Jews in Jassy of the New Year and the Day of Atonement affected to a remarkable degree the operations of some of the public institutions. The receipts of the Customs Office, which daily amount to 20,000 to 30,000 francs dwindled down to less than 3,000 francs for the three days, and the Post Office, which usually sends out from 4,000 to 5,000 letters, telegrams and parcels a day, had to deal with no more than 200 during the three days. Fully 95 per cent. of the shops in the town were closed.
Having regard to the hostility of the authorities, irrespective of party, towards the Jews, it is but just to record that the Minister of War, General Berendez, gave every facility to Jewish soldiers to observe the High Festivals.