Special Jewish labor gangs have been set up within the Hungarian pre-military youth service, under an order of the Minister of Defense broadcast today by the Budapest radio. Youths assigned to these gangs must wear a yellow Mogen David and a yellow strip of cloth attached to their clothes.
Hungarian newspapers received here disclose that the persecution of Jews in provincial cities continues. In Nyriseg Jews have been placed at forced labor on farms. Property valued at 100 million pengoes (approximately $20,000,000) has been confiscated from Jews in Nagykanisza. In Szombathely and several other towns Jews have been interned for failure to wear a yellow star.
The Minister of the Interior has announced, Budapest papers report, that licenses issued to Jews engaged in the following businesses have been cancelled; cinemas, cabarets, variety shows, circus, billiards, public exhibitions, private detective bureaus, public gymnasiums, ballet schools, and public sporting events. It is also reported that Jews have been barred from attending all sporting events.
The Berlin Boersen Zeitung reports that two motion pictures on the “Jewish problem” are under production in Hungary. One deals with the “Tisza-Eszlar” ritual murder case, which achieved world-wide prominence about 50 years ago.
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