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Polish Anti-semites Attack Jews

October 12, 1938
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Anti-Semites yesterday attacked Jews during morning prayers in Wysokie, in the Lublin district. They broke windows and demolished succoth (booths built in connection with the succoth festival). the district governor arrived to direct police in restoring order.

Eleven persons were arrested by the police of Wilno and the township of Rybnik for anti-Semitic excesses. Six of them were committed to the Government concentration camp at Kartuz-Bereza for attacking Jews on the streets of Wilno. The others were held for a bomb attack on a Rybnik synagogue.

Three Jewish families were expelled from the frontier district of Mikolow after being given two hours to liquidate their business. ten Jewish families were expelled from the frontier district of psziczyna.

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