Pharaoh’s methods of forcing the Jews in Egypt to make bricks and carry them on their backs under the whip of merciless supervisors are now being emulated by the Nazis in Belgian concentration camps, especially in the Bremdenck camps where mostly Jews from Belgium and Northern France are confined, it was reported here today by a prominent Belgian who recently succeeded in reaching England.
The Jewish internees at the Bremdenck camp, the eye-witness said, are forced to carry bricks all day long. The number of bricks that must be carried each trip is specified by the armed Nazi guards as well as the number of trips that must be made by each internee during the day. Failure to fulfill the quota of work is punished by ordering the Jewish prisoner to climb a rocky hill and roll down like a child while the other prisoners are forced to laugh. Those rolling down the hill rarely arrive at the bottom without a broken leg or arm and numerous bruises, the refugee from Belgium stated.
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