The Archive · 1935

Jews Maltreated in Poland

Warsaw, June 13.

Three unfortunate Jews are in the hospitals to-day as a result of the violent anti-Jewish clots that broke lout in Grodno and the neighbouring town of Suwalki yesterday. Protests are being lodged by representatives of Jewish communities in various cities throughout Poland, Yesterday was characterized by a number of violent incidents, Shops of various Jewish merchant Suwalki were ransacked by anti-Semites, while Jewish—pedestrians were severely maltreated, The murder of a Christian, Ladis-Jag Laskuszos, by two men of Jewish. origin brought about the anti-Semitic riots at Grodno, it was revealed here to-day.

Laskuszos was knifed following a personal quarrel. His murderers were arrested, but certain elements took advantage of the funeral of the victim to stage riots in the Jewish quarter of the town.

Subsequently, police arrested sev-feral persons suspected of inciting trouble, and quiet was restored

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