Most of the Jews remaining in the Nazi-annexed part of Poland have been conscripted for forced labor, according to an article in the Voelkischer Beobachter by Dr. Zierke, a Nazi official.
The article specifically mentions Sosnowiec, a majority of whose 127,000 inhabitants are Jews and Bendzin, half of whose 55,000 population are Jews. All the Jews are forced to work on road-building and similar projects.
There are at present only 5,000 Germans in Sosnowiec, Dr. Zierke says, but he expresses confidence that a majority will be established shortly by an influx of Germans from Besserabia.
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