Bialystok, which, before the war, was one of the great centers of European Jewry, now has 2,000 Jews and as a result of the destruction wrought in the city by the Germans there is little prospect that large-scale Jewish life will ever be revived there, according to a report received here today.
The local Jewish committee expects 5,000 repatriates from the Soviet Union to arrive shortly, but plans are already being mapped to send them to Upper Silesia for re-settlement.
In Cracow, according to another report, there are new 8,000 Jews, and the number is increasing as survivors of concentration camps keep trickling in. The big problem facing Jewish leaders is integration of these people into the city’s economy.
As the first step towards solving this problem, it has been decided to establish cooperative enterprises in the tailoring, metallurgical and other industries. Training will be given persons without trades. Some Jews from Cracow are being settled on farms in Lower Silesia.
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