Lead Movement Against Boycott of Jewish Workers in German Cities

(J.T.A. Mail Service)

A movement to counter the boycott against Jewish workers in Germany is being carried on under the auspices of the Central Union of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith. Meetings are being held all over the country to rouse public feeling on the subject.

Speaking to-day at one of these meetings held here, Dr. Ludwig Hollaender, director of the Central Union, said that the number of occupations closed to Jews is daily increasing. “Jews are encountering ever-growing difficulties in their search for employment. We must not close our eyes to these facts,” he said, “and we must endeavor to do something to put a stop to this state of affairs. There are two commissions of the Central Union at work now on the question,” he announced, “and in a week or two they will submit their report making concrete proposals in the nature of a practical activity to counter the boycott movement.”

Herr Rudel, the head of the Jewish Labor Employment Organization, said that his organization was the most effective instrument of the Jewish workers, since its task was to help them to secure employment. The organization had in 1827 found employment in Berlin for about 6,000 Jewish unemployed. If they looked into the facts of the boycott, they would see that the non-Jewish employers were hardly to be counted on where it was a question of Jewish workers finding employment. Every Jewish employer who would give work to a Jew was therefore of twofold value to them. It was a duty to prevail on Jewish employers that they give consideration whenever they had vacancies to Jewish workers.

Several Jewish employers of labor and Jewish workers who spoke at the meeting gave instances of the manner in which the anti-Jewish boycott is being carried on. Cases were given of the sufferings of Jewish families whose bread-winners are unable to obtain employment because of the boycott.