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10 Jewish Doctors Arrested in Polish Army Camp in England

Ten Jewish physicians, all of them officers, were arrested in a Polish army camp in Britain for protesting against discrimination on the part of some officers, the Jewish Chronicle reported today. The Jews were detained by Polish military police after making a collective protest. The nature of the protest was not disclosed, but it was […]

January 12, 1941
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Ten Jewish physicians, all of them officers, were arrested in a Polish army camp in Britain for protesting against discrimination on the part of some officers, the Jewish Chronicle reported today.

The Jews were detained by Polish military police after making a collective protest. The nature of the protest was not disclosed, but it was believed the Jews objected to dis-crimination on the part of some officers who refused to assign them to proper posts. According to an unverified version, the commander had given doctors’ posts only to non-Jews.

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