A manhunt was under way today in Brazil’s remote Parana state for a young Arab who shot and seriously wounded a Jew in Curitiba, the provincial capital. The victim was Moshe Getstein, a ritual slaughterer for the Jewish community, which numbers 3,000. The alleged gunman is Saaid Kazahala who is said to have fired three revolver bullets into Mr. Getstein’s head. Police said the crime may have been politically motivated.
There are 6,000 Arabs in Curitiba. Parana adjoins Paraguay where, according to persistent reports, wanted Nazi war criminals have found a haven. Said to be among the latter are Martin Bormann, one-time deputy of Hitler, and the notorious Dr. Josef Mengele who selected victims for the Auschwitz gas chambers.
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