If American Jewry knew the truth about the Jewish Communists of Russia, they would not permit the Yevsek (Jewish communists) organizations to handle the relief money for Russian Jews.
This was the statement made to the J.T.A. by Jacob Bashein, representative of the “Ort” who is now on route to America after a tour of the Soviet land. He declares that the Jews in Russia are in mortal dread of the Jewish Communists.
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