Despite vigorous propaganda in the Soviet press, the anti-Semitic wave continues in various parts of the country. Numerous anti-Semitic incidents are reported daily.
The Vologda “Krassny Sever” reports the case of Bajenov, a 19 year old employe in the Sanitation Department of Vologda, who attempted to organize a society under the slogan: “Kill the Jews, Save Russia.” A secret circular which Bajenov wrote, was signed by him in the name of a doctor employed in the same department. When an investigation disclosed the facts bajenov was sentenced to three months imprisonment.
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.