Five Jews have been killed in a new outbreak of terror by anti-Government, anti-Semitic bands at Nowy Targ, south of Cracow, according to a report reaching here today.
The five, all of whom were survivors of concentration camps, were dragged from a car in which they were riding by man dressed in military uniforms and shot.
Thousands of Jews and Christians, including representatives of the government, the army, all political parties and trade unions, attended a funeral for the murdered men at Cracow. Speakers at the graveside included Dr. Joseph Tenenbaum, president of the American Federation of Polish Jews.
A committee representing all six political parties in Cracow has issued an appeal to all citizens to cooperate in stamping out the groups responsible for the terror against Jews.
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