The epidemic of suicides in the Jewish business world is spreading as a result both of the economic crisis and anti-Semitism. Today the oldest member of the Budapest grain exchange, Ignatz Braun, committed suicide by taking poison. Before the war, Braun was supervisor of royal estates in Hungary, as well as agricultural advisor to Grand Dukes Friedrich and Josef.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
