The number of British Jews who have so far received official citations and awards for bravery both in battle and civilian defense activities is far greater than the proportion of Jews in the general population, it was disclosed today by Prof. Selig Brodetsky, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
At the same time Brodetsky revealed that the Board had received a reply from Polish Premier Sikorski to the message sent by it to the recent session of the Inter-Allied Conference asking that the parley consider the Nazi persecutions of Jews in occupied countries. The reply assures Brodetsky that “the governments taking part in the Conference are bearing in mind the persecution suffered by the Jewish population in Europe. The Polish government in particular does not admit any differentiation between the the wrongs done Polish citizens of whatever origin or creed. The nine governments have pledged themselves to assure just retribution, and the claims of the Jews will receive consideration at subsequent meetings of the Conference.”
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