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Jewish Community rejects government's loan offer

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Dateline: VIENNA, Austria The head of Austria's Jewish Community rejected the government's plan Tuesday to grant three annual interest-free loans to overcome a widening budget gap.

The Jewish Community has long faced financial difficulties and has been seeking government aid for funding religious, social and educational activities as well as for infrastructure and personnel.

After the Jewish Community announced last month it would have to lay off 35 employees _ a third of its staff _ and other drastic cost-cutting moves, the government said it would set aside an annual euro772,000 (US$906,000) in loans for three years. The community already receives a regular subsidy ...

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