All Jewish groups in Hungary today issued a sharply-worded proclamation reproaching the government for its “lenient handling” of recent anti-Semitic disturbances. It also urged the proper authorities to put an end to the anti-Semitic utterances appearing in the press.
Suggesting that a special military unit responsible for curbing anti-Jewish outbreaks be set up, the statement added: “We demand frankness. If the Jews are undesirable, then make emigration possible for us. But pending such emigration opportunities, we demand protection of the law for all Jews.”
The Labor Service Veterans Federation composed of Jews who served in forced labor units has distributed posters appealing to the Hungarian people to help Jews “realize their hopes for security,” and urging that all perpetrators of anti-Semitic incidents be punished. “Self-restraint is not cowardice,” the veterans’ posters read. “The next murderers (of Jews) will have to confront our closed ranks.”
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