Jew all over Slovakia are barred from visiting any public places of entertainment: theatres, cinemas, restaurants, exhibitions at the Danube Fair and other places, in an order issued today by Minister of the Interior Sano Mach and broadcast over the Bratislava radio.
Another decree also prohibits Jews from buying milk or dairy products before 8 A.M. and any other food before 10 A.M. Under the decree Jews are now barred from buying anywhere but at specially licensed shops. According to the announcement on the Bratislava radio the new orders were issued “for reasons of public security.”
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