Increased police guards were stationed outside of stores owned by Jews today in Koenigsberg, where the situation continues tense.
Nazi threats have reduced to a state of despair Jews in numerous East Prussian townships. The Nazis are particularly flagrant in Ortelsburg, Neidenburg and Marienburg, and do not hesitate to inform their prospective victims of their intentions by telephone.
The Jews fear to appear in the streets lest they be openly attacked. In the evenings, few Jews venture outside their homes.
The Central Union of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith is planning to send representatives to these towns in an effort to reassure the Jewish communities there.
In West Prussia and Upper Silesia, the Nazi press is spreading the libel that the Jews provoke terror against themselves in order to cause disturbances.
The Central Union, at today’s press conference, made known that the government is willing and able to provide adequate protection for the Jews.
Mysterious red signs were painted last night on all the Jewish houses in Plauen and Vogtland. Plauen is a Nazi stronghold. The Jews there have been so intimidated that they have withdrawn their children from local schools, being unable to withstand torture any longer.
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