Unemployed Jews between 15 and 50 years of age in the Prahova district have been ordered to join labor gangs to repair earthquake damage, it was disclosed today. Those evading the labor service are threatened with internment in concentration camps. The order does not apply to men already employed for a minimum of six hours daily.
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