Jewish Students at Berlin University Set Upon by Hitlerists Smarting Under Defeat in May Day Clash W

Serious anti-Jewish outbreaks occurred to-day at Berlin University.

Nothing has appeared in the general press, which apparently has not been informed of what happened. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency has been visited by a number of Jewish students who explain that yesterday, during the May DAy demonstrations, Hitlerist students clashed with Socialist students, and were routed. Smarting under their defeat, the Hitlerists swore that they would take revenge upon the Jews.

At ten o’clock this morning, a large troop of Hitlerist students barred the entrances to the University, shouting “Out with the Jews; perish Judea”. Jewish students of both sexes who were coming into the University were set upon and beaten. The daughter of Dr. Julius Brutzkus, former Minister for Jewish Affairs in Lithuania, and one of the leaders of the O.R.T. and the Oze, was among the Jewish students involved, but she escaped being injured. A number of Jewish students, both men and girls, were severely injured, however, and some had to be taken to hospital.

The Jewish students have seen the Rector of the University and have lodged a complaint with him, but the Rector has made no attempt to deal with the aggressors, and he also has not notified the police of the disturbances. Meanwhile the Hitlerists continued to attack Jews in the University building till 4 o’clock in the afternoon, when the Hitlerist students formed up, and after giving the Fascist salute marched off in military order.

Jewish quarters express indignation that the University authorities have not only made no attempt to punish those who attacked the Jewish students, but have even gone to the length of trying to hush up the disturbances.