The press here, which is featuring German news to a great extent, reports that numerous raids have been carried out in Berlin on many Jewish houses. Among the residences raided is that of Gerson, an important industrialist, whose only crime is described as having contributed to the League for Human Rights None of the persons whose houses were raided was arrested.
The Austrian press also reports that Georg Tietz, proprietor of the famous Tietz Department Stores, has disappeared, and that the police are unable to give any information as to his whereabouts.
Among other prominent Jews who are reported to have escaped to Munich, are Professor Jessner, until recently director of the Berlin State Theatre, and Theodor Wolff, editor of the Berliner “Tageblatt,” while Alfred Kerr, the well-known critic on the staff of the Berliner “Tageblatt” is said to have made his way to Paris. Apart from these, other prominent Jews are reported to be in hiding until they are able safely to find their way abroad.
Reports from Czechoslovakia featured in the Austrian press describe that country as filled with refugees from Germany, including numerous Jews. Prague, especially, is said to harbor over 1,000 well-to-do German families who have arrived there. In addition, all hotels in a large number of Czechoslovakian resorts are over-crowded with refugees.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
