ing, as all who can are fleeing abroad. Meanwhile the mass of Jews dependent on charity is doubling and trebling. This is especially true in the provinces, where the Jews are isolated as stringently as though they were within prison walls.
In Chemnitz, passports have been confiscated from all Jews, and orders have been issued prohibiting them to leave town. Unable to find aid within the city, and powerless to seek aid elsewhere, they are in a virtual death-trap.
Hias, Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America, reports that there were 15,000 Jewish refugees in Paris by the first week in April, and over 3,000 German Jews seeking refuge in Basle, Switzerland. Another chief center of refuge was Holland. Hias and its affiliated agencies in Europe are doing their utmost to supply relief to the refugees, most of whom are destitute.
The Hias headquarters at 425 Lafayette Street is being flooded with inquiries from American relatives of German Jews. Meanwhile emergency efforts are being made by the organization to raise funds to augment its relief activities.
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