The Polish teamster, Granski, was sentenced today to nine months’ imprisonment in the city of Rovno for an attempt to cut off the beard of the Jew Abraham Masur, against his will.
Cutting the beards of Jews against their will, which was a favorite pastime of Polish hooligans several years ago, was energetically combatted by the government and the severe punishment of Granski is interpreted here as a step against allowing this crime to come into popularity again.
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