Nazis Attack Jewish Waiter; Union in Rio De Janeiro Sues

The Waiters Union has instituted suit against a number of Nazi waiters for attacking a Jewish waiter, Boris Pomp, who has been working in a German restaurant here. The attack provoked great excitement in Rio de Janeiro.

The Jewish waiter came to Brazil seven years ago. He mastered several languages, including German and Portuguese, the latter being the language of the country.

Looking for a job, he applied to the German restaurant Paneuros without disclosing that he is a Jew. Because of his mastery of German he was immediately employed by the owner, who happens to be a Nazi. The waiters of the restaurant are also members of the local Nazi group. After the tourist season was over, Pomp left his job and disclosed his identity.

Enraged by the fact that “a Jew dared to work in a German restaurant,” the Nazi waiters in the Paneuros telephoned him the next day that the owner of the restaurant wished to see him. When later he entered the restaurant, the waiters attacked him with iron bars, inflicting serious injuries.

“This is in return for your audacity in working with Germans,” the assailants told him.

The Liberal press in Rio de Janeiro has published a demand that an investigation be started “in order that the Nazis in Rio de Janiero should not be given a chance to import Hitlerite terroristic methods into Brazil.”