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Yugoslav Official, Converted Jew, Slain in Belgrade

December 21, 1939
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The New York Times reported from Belgrade yesterday that Edo Markovitch, converted Jew who was director general of the Yugoslav grain export monopoly, was killed by a detective. According to the official account, Markovitch fired at detectives who visited his house in search of his son, suspected of being involved in recent student riots.

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