Wilhelm Blum, former Nazi police chief in the Radom district, who was responsible for the “liquidation” of the Radom Ghetto, went on trial today as a war criminal. American military authorities recently turned him over to the Polish Government.
A memorial meeting to honor the 28,000 Jews who were killed in 1942 when the Radom ghetto was liquidated was held in Radom yesterday. High Polish officials attended.
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