The demolition of synagogues by the Nazis in occupied Poland and the execution of rabbis there is described in a report issued here last night by the Inter-Allied Information Committee.
The report, dealing with religious persecution in Nazi-occupied Europe, says that a large number of synagogues in occupied countries have been burned down by the Nazis. Others have been desecrated and converted into stables for horses.
“In occupied Poland,” the report states, “rabbis have been subjected to great humiliation. Many of them have been massacred. The synagogue in Posen is now a swimming pool for members of the Nazi party. In Wloclawek, the Nazis burned down the great synagogue and later imposed a collective fine of 600,000 zloty upon the Jewish population “as penalty for damage done to a public building.” The report estimates that 800 Polish priests have been killed by the Nazis in the campaign to eradicate religion in occupied territories.
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