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60 Per Cent of Slovak Prisoners Are Jews

May 9, 1939
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Propaganda Chief Sano Mach revealed today that 80 Jews, 41 Slovaks, nine Hungarians and seven Czechs were being held in the concentration camp at Jilava. Jews form 60 per cent of the population in overcrowded Slovakian prisons.

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