Jewish Communists who foresaw the rise of Nazism and the “final solution” scheme originated the idea of the “Red Orchestra” spy net at a time when there was an understanding between Hitler and Stalin, Leopold Trepper, the mastermind behind the net, told a Jerusalem audience this weekend. Trepper, who settled in Israel last February, said the spy net which was established in 1938 included some Jews who were expelled from Palestine by the British.
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