Victor Alter and Henryk Ehrlich, the two Polish Socialist Bund leaders re-arrested last month in Russia by the Soviet authorities, were seized because they allegedly attempted to send letters to America, reporting on the position of Bundist prisoners held by the Soviet, it is reported here today.
Polish-Jewish Communists in Russia, the report says, objected to Ehrlich and Alter intervening in political matters. At present Ehrlich, who is suffering from a throat ailment, is in the prison hospital undergoing treatment, the report disclosed.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
