Refugees from Czechoslovakia reported here yesterday that Jews in that country hardly dare to appear in public and that buildings are plastered with signs: “Hang the Jews” and “The Jews are Ruining Czechoslovakia.” A Jewish refugee from Hungary, who asked that his name be withheld, stated that the “oppression of Jews in Hungary is now worse than it was under the Nazi regime.”
Reporting the stories that define our era. When history unfolds in real-time, the Jewish world turns to JTA. Your support ensures we can document the complexities of war and the resilience of Jewish communities with integrity.
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.
