The Polish Union of Rabbis today proclaimed a month of mourning beginning Nov. 20 over persecution of Jews in Germany. The union appealed to Jews to refrain from all entertainment and celebrations except marriages and to hold daily reading of psalms. Kuryer Warszawski published details of organized pogroms in German Upper Silesia.
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