Monday, October 19, 2009

7 years before end of war, NY Times in 1938 claims "6,000,000" European jews are "victims" of "anti-semitic persecution"


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From the January 9, 1938 edition of The New York Times...archived here

PERSECUTED JEWS SEEN ON INCREASE

Dr. Kahn Returns With Report of Rise in Europe of Those Deprived of Rights

6,000,000 VICTIMS NOTED

25,000 Refugees Said to Be in Need--Rumania Menaces 800,000 With Anti-Semitism


January 9, 1938, Sunday

Page 12, 390 words

The number of Jews deprived of their rights and economic opportunity in Europe increased greatly last year, Dr. Bernhard Kahn, European director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, said on his arrival here last week from Europe. [ END OF FIRST PARAGRAPH ]

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