Over 100 Jews Seized by Rumania Since Issuance of Anti-semitic Code

Since the publication of the anti-Jewish code last Friday, more than 100 Jews have been arrested and sent to concentration camps on a variety of charges, the most frequent being “alarmism.”

Among those arrested for “alarmism” is Emmanuel Socor, a follower of Iuliu Maniu, leader of the former Peasant bloc, and former publisher of the Democratic newspaper Adverul, which has since been banned along with many other newspapers and magazines operated by Jews. In Satu Mare yesterday, Genuth Strul Iancu, the shochet of the Jewish Community and several others were arrested for the illicit distribution of kosher meat.

According to an official report, the police discovered a store of meat in a building erected by the Satu Mare synagogue. Iancu, according to this report, confessed to having killed to having killed the animals himself, in violation of the ban on ritual slaughter, for distribution of meat among members of meat among members of the orthodox Jewish community.

Meanwhile, the disciplinary council of the Bucharest bar announced today that Jewish lawyers will be given until Aug. 27 to file documents confirming their right to continue practicing under the anti-Jewish code.

According to the code only second class Jews–war veterans and their descendants and all Jews living in Old Rumania who were naturalized by decree prior to 1919–may continue practicing law.

All Jews, however, are granted a delay of six months in which to produce their second class papers, if any, and to wind up their affairs if they cannot produce them. According to the decision of the Bucharest bar, however, even second class Jews will be required to cease practicing if they have not produced their papers within a week’s time.