Grim stories of the suffering endured by Jews in the German provinces as a result of the Nazi boycott are contained in a report made public today by the Joint Foreign Committee, representing the Anglo-Jewish Association and the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
Declaring conditions in Germany, as affecting Jews, remain unaltered, the report cites the following incidents:
In the town of Himbach, the few remaining Jews were refused bread by the local bakeries. The mayor of the town, when appealed to for help, advised them to seek supplies from a village three miles away.
In a neighboring village, the wife of a formerly much-respected Jewish inhabitant named Bouring died. None could be found willing to dig her grave until a brother of an old, faithful servant volunteered to render this last service.
Confiscation of Jewish property is taking place in various parts of the Mocklenburg district.
The report concludes with the statement that recent visitors to Germany have reported on their return that there is growing dislike of anti-Jewish measures and of the official habit of blaming the Jews for every misfortune.
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