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To Tax Polish Jewry to Aid Reich Victimes

February 20, 1934
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For every Jew in Poland a tax will be paid into a fund to aid German refugees and further the boycott action against Germany. The tax was pledged at a conference here to which representatives of Jewish committees for political action againt Hitler, for the relief of German refugees and for the boycott action against Germany. The tax was pledged at a conference here to which representatives of Jewish committees for political action againt Hitler, for the relief of German refugees and for the boycott campaign, came from all the larger cities of Poland.

The conference demanded that all executive bodies of the various kehilloths make provision for helping Jews who have fled from Germany, Pointing out that despite the assurances of German officials, Germany is continuing the systematic extermination of Jews and Hitler agents are flooding Europe and America with anti-Semitic propaganda. The economic boycott of Germany was emphasized as being the only effective means of combating Hitler.

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