A Soviet journal arriving here was found to contain a grossly anti-Semitic document extracted from 18th century writings of Byelorussian writers.
Polymia, a monthly periodical published in Minsk, contains an article on the discovery of ancient manuscripts, including one entitled “Concio Ruthenia,” describing how representatives of various nationalities tried to save Christ from being tortured by the Jews.”
The issue contains an introduction to the article, written by S. Misko, senior scientific worker of the Byelorussia Ministry of Culture. Misko describes the material as being of an “obviously anti-religious character.” His comments, however, make no mention of the open anti-Semitism of “Concio Ruthenia,” which includes a reference to Jews as “Zhydy,” a popular anti-Semitic slur, rather than the usual term, “Yevrey.”
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