The “unspeakable martyrdom” of the Czecho-Slovakian Jews since the German occupation was drawn to the attention today of the United States, Great Britain, France and Soviet Russia in identical message by the executive committee of the World Jewish Congress.
The message, addressed to President Roosevelt, Lorn Halifax, Georges Bonnet and Maxim Litvinoff, declared: “The executive committee draws the attention of your Government to the unspeakable martyrdom undergone by the Jews of Czecho-Slovakia since its occupation by Germany in violation of international treaties guaranteeing the equality of right of all Czech citizens.”
The committee also dispatched a telegram to Joseph Avenol, secretary-general of the League of nations, recalling that League had guaranteed the rights of Czech Jews. Another cable was sent to Dr. Eduard Benes, pre-Munich president of the former republic who is now in Chicago, expressing the hope that the Czech would soon regain their national independence.
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