FIVE JEWISH LAWYERS HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM PRACTICE IN THE TOWN OF PIATRANEAMTZ, MAKING A TOTAL OF TWENTY OUSTED FROM THE BAR THERE SINCE MAY. ONLY FIVE JEWISH ATTORNEYS REMAIN IN PRACTICE IN THE TOWN.
THE ELIMINATION WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE LOCAL BAR COUNCIL, DOMINATED BY NAZIS. A NOTICE WAS POSTED IN THE LOCAL LAW LIBRARY, PROHIBITING JEWS FROM ENTERING.
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