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Problem of Displaced Jews is of “internaional Importance” Says State Dept. Organ

June 8, 1945
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The problem of displaced Jews, while only a small part of the problem of displaced European populations, is nevertheless “a matter of international importance and concern,” it is stated today in the current bulletin of the State Department, in an article discussing the Jews of Germany.

Despite the end of Nazi religious and racial persecutions in Germany, as a result of its defeat by the Allies, large number of Jews exiled from the Reich will not want to return there, says the article, which was prepared by Clarence B. Odeall, head of the Population Section of the State Department, and Robert H. Biligmeir, a population analyst.

They point out that no reliable data is available on the number of Jews killed by the Nazis since 1939 and little is known concerning how many fled or were transported or placed in concentration camps. Therefore, there is little indication as to how many Jews remain in Germany.

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