French newspapers today published an appeal from Jewish Socialists trapped in Warsaw for rescue from the “murderous barbarism of the Nazi occupation.” The appeal reads:
“We hope that these few words which we send from the jail which Warsaw now represents and where we are cut off from the rest of the world will reach you.
“We send our Socialist regards to the entire world. We have been for more than four months in isolation from the world and we live in the most horrible economic and especially moral circumstances.
“We are being physically beaten every day. We suffer hunger and cold, but we have not lost our hope in our Socialist ideal. We appeal to you against the murderous barbarism of the Nazi occupation.
“It cannot last long. The enemy wants to wipe out our best fighters and demolish all that is sacred to us. We are certain that with your support, we shall survive until the final victory. Socialists of the world, do not forget us!”
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