Despite official exhortation by the Turkish government and promises of drastic punishment for those responsible for the pogroms carried out against Turkish Jews living in frontier zones, terror-stricken Jewish refugees continue their flight from their homes.
The Jewish relief committee, which was hurriedly organized in Istanbul, is overwhelmed with the gigantic task of taking care of
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