The terrible situation of the Jews in Poland was discussed here by M. H. Davis, president of British Federation of Synagogues, who reported on the recent world Jewish conference at Geneva.
“Polish Jews are placed under special disabilities,” Mr. Davis declared. “The government professes for the Jews, and tells the world that all its citizens enjoy equal rights, but when the government assumed a monopoly over postal and parcel services as well as the liquor trade, not a single Jew was given employment in the state services. Formerly many Jews earned a living in these occupations.
“Conditions in Poland are truly indescribable,” Mr. Davis said. “One can find four or five Jewish families occupying a single room. The children are dying for lack of food. It is true that the Poles are also suffering, but while they are eligible for state relief, for which they receive eight or ten zloty a week, the Jews only get work once a month and receive three or four zloty.”
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