Three Jewish stores on Vichy’s main street and a Catholic store were damaged last night when unidentified hooligans carried out new window-breaking raids. The vandals escaped. Passersby stood in front of the smashed windows today, commenting angrily on these anti-Jewish activities.
The principal synagogue of Strasbourg, a beautiful, ancient building, was destroyed by a fire of unascertained origin, it was reported here today. No effort was made by the Nazi-controlled firefighting force to stop the blaze.
Meanwhile, an anti-Masonic exhibition opened at the Petit Palais in Paris. The inaugural speech, which was broadcast by the Paris radio, was of pronouncedly anti-Jewish character.
It is learned that creation of a unified, representative body of the French Jews is contemplated in Jewish circles. The idea has met with a favorable reaction in official circles in unoccupied France.
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.
