The 60,000 Salonika Jews who were instructed by the Nazi occupation authorities to assemble in the town square of the city last week were ordered to gather there so that they might be registered for forced labor, it was revealed today in a Rome broadcast.
The Nazi decree provides that all male Jews between the ages of 18 and 45, except those engaged in war work, will be forced to labor on public works. Already 7,000 Salonika Jews have been placed at forced labor on road construction, the Italian broadcast stated.
The Bucharest radio today announced that all Jewish-owned property in Rumania, with the exception of synagogues and cemeteries, was now “at the disposal” of the government, and could be transferred to other owners.
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