The Journalists’ Defense Fund, organized to defend Herschel Grynszpan, young Polish Jew who assassinated a German embassy official in Paris, contains $7,107.16 which will be given to a fund for French refugees when Grynszpan’s fate is determined by the German, now holding him for trial, Dorothy Thompson, organizer of the Fund, has announced.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.