The Mayor of Coque, a Belgian summer resort, promised a delegation of Jewish leaders today a full investigation of anti-Semitic activities there which were climaxed by the appearance for the first time of anti-Jewish inscriptions in various parts of the town.
The mayor’s action followed a protest by a delegation representing Jewish guests at the resort. The delegation said that all the guests they represented would leave the resort unless the inscriptions war removed and measures were taken to guard against their reappearance.
The inscriptions were sharply condemned by the local Catholic priest, who urged the population, largely Catholics, to shun persons indulging in anti-Semitic activities. The town’s hotel operators and merchants urged the municipal authorities to take stern measures against the anti-Jewish propaganda, since it is considered harmful to their economic interests.
It is assumed that the anti-Jewish inscriptions were the work of persons sent from larger Belgian centers to summer resorts along the coast.
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