Emil Byk

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Emil Byk

Emil Byk (born 14 January 1845 at Janów (now

Austrian-Jewish
lawyer and deputy.

In 1885 he was chosen the chairman of the charity committee of the Cultusrath (

Reichsrat
.

Some of his more important speeches in that body were:

an address in 1893 against
Prince Liechtenstein
on the establishment of a Jewish theological seminary.
an address on 4 May 1898 against the proposition that the sittings of the committee to consider the charges against ex-
Kazimierz F. Graf Badeni
should be public
1898 address on the "Ausnahmeszustand" (state of emergency) in Galicia, which was very well received.

References

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSinger, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Emil Byk". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.