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Hungry Jews Reappearing on Streets of Paris After Hiding for Months

September 3, 1944
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Weary, haggard and hungry Jews, many of whom had been in cellars and other hiding places for many months, are reappearing on the streets of Paris, it is reported today from the French capital by Reuter’s news agency. Their first act is to tear the yellow badges from their arms, the correspondent writes.

Scores of Jewish refugees of various nationalities had hid in Paris basements to escape deportation to Polish death camps, the correspondent reports. All Jewish businesses were turned over to collaborationists. Gestapo agents roamed the streets preventing the population from assisting the mistreated Jews or even displaying sympathy for them.

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