Details of the barbarities suffered by Jews at the hands of the Nazis and description of conditions existing prior to the war inside Germany is furnished by “The Mark of the Swastika,” an authoritative document published by the American Chapter of the Religious Emergency Council of the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain. The book contains pertinent extracts from the British War Blue Book together with the complete Government White Paper on the Treatment of German Nationals in Germany.
The editor of “The Mark of the Swastika” is Moses Schonfeld, a former assistant to Lord Wedgwood. This work, is unusual in that it is printed in both English and Yiddish and the entire costs of publishing and distribution are donated volunteers, organized by the American Chapter.
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