Gang of Teen-age Girls Attack Jewish Nurses in Boston; Police Investigation Started

Download PDF for this date

August 31, 1951

BOSTON (Aug. 30)

Police are investigating an attack by a group of girls upon two Jewish nurses of the Beth Israel Hospital. Attacks have occurred frequently on Beth Israel Hospital in the past month and police have been on duty in the hospital area. However, this is the first time that the hoodlums turned out to be teen-age girls.

SUPPORT JTA: Our role has never been more important

Founding Funders

The digitization of the JTA Archive would not have been possible without the generous support of the following donors:

The Gottesman Fund
Righteous Persons Foundation
Charles H. Revson Foundation

Elisa Spungen Bildner and Robert Bildner, in honor of Norma Spungen
George S. Blumenthal
Grace and Scott Offen Charitable Fund