B. Waksman, twenty-five years old, formerly director of the Jewish Cultural Society, which was closed by order of the police last year, was critically wounded in an altercation with the police dispersing a demonstration of students and workers on the anniversary of the death of the Cuban student leader, May, who was killed in Mexico last year.
Waksman received four bullet wounds. He was taken to the city hospital in a critical condition and placed under military arrest.
The wounded youth, who is a native of Poland, directed the Society which last year was closed by the authorities and charged with subversive Communist propaganda. This charge was denied. Members of the organization were arrested but were, after a period, released. At the time, it was stated, the organization might be permitted to resume activities, but this did not materialize.
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