livelihood is guaranteed, the Labor Law in substance, in effect and in the manner it is applied, ultimately aims to deprive these people of that right and actually forces them into a state of starvation.
“We are very much concerned over this state of affairs. We had hoped that your Excellency’s intervention and the promises of the government would bar such a state of affairs from arising or existing. We are, however, faced with the facts, and we are sorry to say that we cannot and will not stand by in silence and see our fellow Jews annihilated in this manner. We will give them every possible assistance to see that justice is done, and that the rights guaranteed them by the Constitution are upheld and respected.”
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