An alarming number of kidnappings of Jews has recently taken place here causing much perturbation among the Jewish population.
Among those kidnapped is the three year old child of a Jew, Subotowski, manager of an American motor car firm. The kidnappers demand twenty thousand dollars ransom which the father is unable to raise.
A pathetic case is that of a Jewish butcher named Greenberg who was kidnapped and tortured when he was unable to produce $5,000 as ransom. Finally, Greenberg’s wife offered herself as hostage for her husband to enable him to raise the ransom sum. When Greenberg finally brought the money, the bandits refused to release his wife and demanded additional sums.
Greenberg is completely wrecked by the experience and by the knowledge that his wife is being subjected to inhumane torture.
A Jewish physician, Eliason, was also kidnapped but managed to make good his escape.
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