Jewish storekeepers were among the victims in the Communist riots here when several were killed and scores injured in a demonstration against reduction of the unemployment dole.
The rioting, which took place in many parts of the city, spread into the Jewish quarter. At its height, some of the rioters turned and looted the shops abutting the streets on which they were fighting the police. Many of the shops were completely pillaged.
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