The arrest and internment in a concentration camp of a number of Jews in Rumania on the charge that they traveled from one city to another without the necessary special authorization is reported in the Universul, a Bucharest daily newspaper which arrived here today.
The paper states that the Rumanian authorities are determined to prevent the flight of Jews from the country under any circumstances. This explains why a strict control on the movements of Jewish inhabitants has been introduced in the country, the Universul says. This also explains why the authorities last week issued an order revoking the driving licenses of all Jews.
Among the Jews reported interned for traveling without permission is a Jewish woman, Rasela Blumberg. Other Jews who have been sent to a concentration camp on the same charge include Jacob Marcovici, Isaac Smilovici and Moshe Strul. The regulations prohibiting Jews to leave the country were issued under the pretext that Jews act as “enemy agents” when reaching abroad and report developments in Rumania concerning which the Rumanian government is anxious to keep the outside world uninformed.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
