A post-war program for Jewish rehabilitation in Poland was outlined here today by Dr. Henryk Strasburger, Polish Minister of Finance, in a statement given to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The Minister, who is now on a visit to the United States, declared that when Poland is liberated from the Nazis, it will be the duty of the Polish Government to take the following steps.
1.Abolish the Jewish ghettos which the Nazis have established.
2.Restore to the Jews property taken from them by the Nazis.
3.Take into consideration that Jews have been treated by the Nazi occupational authorities in a “particularly pitiless way.” This must be carried in mind especially in feeding and clothing the starved population.
4. Assist the Polish Jews, who, as a result of military operations, left Polish soil, to return to Poland and to start their life anew.
Dr. Strasburger emphasized that he is opposed to compulsory emigration of Jews from Poland since he considers that “emigration is a right and not an obligation of a citizen.”
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