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Yiddish, Hebrew Speaking Policemen Put on Duty at Sao Paulo Corners

August 20, 1933
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Henceforth, a stranger approaching a policeman in the business centers of this city and asking a question in Hebrew or Yiddish will probably receive an answer in the same language.

Because of the large number of foreigners residing here, the Sao Paulo police have instituted the practice of stationing a number of policemen wherever large numbers of people congregate. Each policeman wears the colors of the country whose language he speaks. Yiddish and Hebrew are among the languages so favored by the civil police.

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