(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The effects of the economic crisis upon the Jewish population in Poland were brought out by an investigation made by the central organization of Jewish Artisans here. The Jewish artisans in the city of Warsaw are facing a catastrophe, according to figures obtained by the organization.
Of the 2,800 shoe-making establishments, 2,060 are closed; the rest are working only two days a week. The situation is even worse in the knitting industry which has a four months season. Two hundred and fifty workshops in this industry did not open this year. In the men’s tailoring industry, which is comprised of 3,000 workshops, 2,550 are closed. Tailors who worked for men’s clothing stores have been cut of employment for several months. Sixty percent of the 180 embroidery shops have been closed for many months. Fifty of the 100 brush factories are closed. Three hundred cabinet makers have closed their shops.
These figures are only for Warsaw; similar alarming reports arrive from other centers.
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