Paleologue French Statesman of Jewish Origin Polish Historian Says

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Maurice Georges Paleologue, famous French statesman, is of Jewish origin, according to the assertion made by the Polish historian, Sokolnicki, in a book on the life and work of the French statesman.

Sokolnicki criticizes M. Paleologue for his attitude toward Polish questions. "Paleologue is the son of the Galician ghetto, having been born in a Jewish family in one of the Galician towns. There, he went to Cheder. Later, however, when he came in contact with the world, he forgot his origin and changed his name. It is interesting that Paleologue, while still French Ambassador in Russia, took a great interest in the Jewish question. He even intervened energetically on many occasions in behalf of Russian Jews," Sokolnicki writes.

Paleologue was recently nominated a member of the French Academy.