[1] Many impoverished tiny Jewish communities did not have the financial means to afford the salary of a knowledgeable Rabbi, the result was an abysmal low standard of kashrus is a significant number a small villages.
The Vaad was therefore created in order to implement, impose and then monitor one universal high standard of kashrus of shechitah that was acceptable to all of Orthodox Jewry.
The members of the Sejm gathered in a nearby courtyard and Rabbi Zweigenhaft demonstrated actual shechita for them.
[4][5] This demonstration together with an intense lobbying effort was partially successful and instead of banning shechita completely the Sejm allowed the practice to continue although they restricted it with a maximum quota.
[11] The tiny number of survivors emigrated almost in its entirety, including Rabbi Zweigenhaft, who was the only surviving member of the Vaad.