Letters of Appeal from Zbaszyn.

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Letters of Appeal from Zbaazyn
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^ clapcy teaa in Sbaazyiyto their IwoTOrM?zoatocliowejcJ Drohooycser,
I t^*£jL^z---*-WaxazawSx"and ChraaniTwer jjandamannschartBi* in "the states,
Would you
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ilndJy turn thia material over to the landsmannaohaft Department and
\)\N i/jjfi^f^***' advise U3 of any action these groups wieh to take.
Sincerely your a,
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Mor-ria C. Trope r, Chairman
European Executive Council
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m*T la Ort Zba,a*jrf baflndaa alaa atva 400 Puraonaa aua Ltdbiif,
lr gl*abaap
daaa auah dort bal ffath dar Ran* Zb^aajf baknant Iat.
Am EP, cktrjb**T 1936 vurdan vir voa dar dautaahaa Polisal ana anaaraa
ohnunflaa
on tar atarkar savaahung aua Arraat gabraeat und daaa UB tar HlntarlaaauM aaaarna aafeaar
arworbanan Taraflffana, onna lnatanda au aaln a tana far unaaran Jag altzunahvaja, on dla
point sche Grama aokortlart.
ail- auaataa tallvalaa unaara i'rauan u. Klndar In Dautaenland laaaaa, dla India
Hnaavlahalt daa "organa
bllaban.
Dla dautaeha Follaal
xaana, una tallvalaa auf SaaaagSalwagan aa*h Polan s i avian*
gaa und badroata una a l t lbraa faffaa.
Dla gaasa flaaat lagartan v i r in dar KAlte and
la Ragaa and aartatan auf dla Anordnung naoh Polan naraln zn d;rfan.
Ala wlr naah hiar karoan, bat TUB a una In alaan Frarda*tall u&targabraoht. Untar una varan Qraiaa, Kraaka, aonvaagara
rauaa u. Kladar.
Tanat baf lndan v i r una aalt alaban
ohaa
oahan hiar In alnaa Naat an dar firanaa, afc
dla 1*9*1 lahka i t cu aahan von Mar harauaaukoaaan.
2ua>r aorjrt daa Koaltaa far Wabrumramittal, abar zu ualchaa Znauk h i l t nan una
alar, und wean a i r dla WBajllobkvlt baban aolltan In daa Tnnara Polaaa haralnfalaaaan » u »
vardan, arvartat una Hot und Fland, damn aa darf kalaar von una alaa vtellung aana&aaa
©dar irguad a tana ton
fall.
In dlaaar
ua aaln Brat
«u vardlaaam. Oaarua situation iat ohna Pr&aadaun-
groaaaa N'it, dia una BO unarvartat arralebt hat, vaanan v i r una •&
l a t a , liana iahvaatara und Bradar and bit tan Such una &u naif an, lndam Ihr uoh r-r una
a l t ^laralaaaavilllguncan taraorgt a* far dlaaa U a t a , dla aua lrgnadvalataaa Grandan
nioht aaen dort aaavandara ksaaaa, fur alna MQgllahkalt aorgt, daaa dlaaa Mar dla MBg>
litbkalt arhaltan Mr al«b a, Ihra Fvalllaa Inr Lebaa zu frlatau.
Dla Hot i a t groua und auah dla Sores am unaar in Dautaahlaad varbliabana* Angaaarlaaau
Tut van Zhr Want
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flabliaaaa
i a t a. aalgt d a a l t , daaa aflgaa Ala
alnda uaaar f o l k vara lab tan
doaa daa Tanaaavinhalt unaaraa Volkaa pflagaa uad
aollan, v i r
a In Talk aUrdlg, dar Ian gaa t a l l tan
AuTgaaan a tad.
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Thare are about 400 refugee* in Zbaanya who oemm from Lemmmrg.
OB October £fl, 1938, they ware arrested by the German police and taken
to the J\>ll*h frontier, leaving behind a l l their property end belong*
lnga.
Uany of them wore separated from their wives and cfaildrea end
do not know what is to become of tbenu They walked during the whole
nighty in the cold and in the rain, and waited for the Pollen frontier
police to let them in.
They ware then housed in e table a.
Juenag them
are old end elok people, pregnant women and children.
Nov they haw been la Zbaesya for seven weeka and they do not
know at yet what ia la front of thorn, They receive food and care
from the oomittem, but there U no hope for their being allowed to
go to the Interior of the country and nettle there.
They beneah
their brethren in America to some to their aid by tending affldavlte
to thoae eho can enl&rate and to enable the o there to eettle 1B Poland
or in none other country. They aleo request help for their a i m ,
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children and reletiwea who haw* renained in Germany.
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Noah alaa B l t t a aabaa a i r . }Jmmf Fraaan aad JUadar, d l a aoab l a D«ata«blaad
aaruakaabllaaaa a l a d , aafladaa alab l a t r a a a t a r Qafatar.
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nlabt b a a t ^ t l r t . Latztaaa aalgora alab dta Polan am tun. 31© gaban nook a a l t a r , ala barearn dla araaa Praaaa aad Kladar aaa, aaa baa ala au ataataaloaan and aotsan ala noab
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groaaa road f a r prodnktlra Znaoka, T a r a l a d a r t , daaa dorab a a l t a r a ^.aab^rcaranxaa anaara
laaa aarrlaaan aardaa, daaa a i r anaara Tauorataa aaf dar tfalt, aaaara
tan
Praaaa and
kladar v a r l t a r a a .
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dla anaaiaa
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Tar wardat alabarllab aa boa ataaa ttbar Zbarajri fraaOrt B I M , fa 1*$ 61a a a i u
ttlaiaa araaaatadt swiaabaa i « i a a uad Daataaftiaad. s u a st«at, tor H a i
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Tar aaa l a t Zbaaajri alfta Stoat dar TrftaaB, alaa gtadt unaaebaraa
aalaa, alaa
Stadt aaallataar ft. aooatlgar Hot.
fllar r l a a a l t aln Baaa J dlaaaar Tttaan.
•uaa ft la a i r naaft Zbaaarri gako—aa a lad, wart a t ihr via.aa, a bar v a r a aaa aaa
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Ala a i r «aa aJSiaraaa aaaaiar LugJ^ftrlaaa ^rbalt TOB Muada a b ^ apart l u b u , «ur l U t a t o
attaaaa*
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aufnahaaa, aobald a i r aadllab f r a l aar4aa. ub and vaan 41a 3taaia 4ar r r a l b a l t aablaft,
•atslftat alah l a Voaaat ttaaarar xasfttftla. tjftaara In Dautaablaad lur lafcgablUbanaft
rauan ua4 Klftdar
lab* a lft grftaatar Cfefahr. £a dratat Thnaa 41a Aftaaataafte, f a l l a a la
• l a b t biaaaa karsaatar * r l a t aaaaalaaa, aaa a ala palalaaba >taaUb rgar a lad. Dlaava
Naaxaai, Iranaa ala nioht arbrlftaam, v a i l 41a K o a w l a U dtaaa Baatntl«uajpa v a r a * ! -
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aarai aaab via vardaa ran dan aabnrdaa alabt ala Palaa annaaabaa.
*Uaa aaltar Qafaar bvatant f:ir unaara rauan uad Kladar, u.aat dla dar Aaa.
birganiag aaltaaa dar Polaa.
Kit aolab aahvarv Ugandan Soraaa labaa air alar, oaaa < • VTftllakkalt aa baaaa
aaab lraaad ataaa su untoraabaaa, aueh aar ia 1 naiad alaar ffalaa, ataaa ff.tr aaa aa
sua.
Daraa aaadaa air una an su,
Brudar aa4 Saaaaatara,
Ala frala B'lrsar aald Ibr In dar U p vial far aaa au tun. Sorgt suft^ahat 4a.
fura daa dla era aaa flalt aaltar* Diana sbar una arfaftrt.
Daa Taaajft Zft.ftsyrf darf alabt araabspft aala, 99 lftftca air blar noah altr.aa
uad darbaa*
Parser baanht Fuan larua, daaa air aaa Zaaa*7* barauatomaaftt daaa via fral
vardaa.
Sorat tnr Affidavit* la an#3c*a4ar Zahl.
Adoptlart unaara Klndar, davit air alt daraa Kllfft tbar kara odar lang aaab
flSa kaaaan ksanaa.
Saaaalt alt ftllfa aaa • Jbiat" alaan croaaaa ?aad fur produktlva Zaaaka. Una
lat ntabt darua au tun, daaa air Jatst aoab ala 3tuak *rat odar Jut tar bakaaaan, air
daakan valtar. Dla Oaallat Cbaaad Eftaaaa blar alnd laar, air kflaaaa aa diaaa kalaa
Aftlobnuag flndan. *ir virdoa Cuab dabar darua Mttaa, daaa Ibr alaan ''and fur aaa
aabafft, aaa daa apfttar nntaratataoaftan, aal aa far AftavaadvrtJai, aal aa fir Orttaduag
«»• Sxlfttaasaa la laftaa ajaaftbrt vardaa Hftntan,
Varataat aaa rlabtlg, aaa air vollan uad bilft una. Aftf Saab koaaft %9 Jatst
an. Sanlftdjt unaara Bitta nlabt ab.
fflaart fuab uaaarar :fraaaa aa* Kiftdar aa. Sorat dafort daaa uaaara aaUian
ala aolalaaba ftftgor anarkaaat vardaa, daaa dla Koaaulata dla Psaaa unaarar Paalllaa
adaotlaraftt aaait ala su ftaft kaaaatft kflaaaa.
:or*;t daffir, daaa dla Auab^rparunif unaarar Mana* ban durab dla Palaft aafhuran.
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polalaabaa KoaaulatTOrata 111*;*
Tat fur aaa, aaa lar JcOftftt, bring* aaa HIUa. Dla Oafftbr lat aroaa.
Dlo aaa Dautaenlaad auanvaladaltaB
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7ftaasj-ft daft ST. Daaanbar 193*.
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Traaalatlon.
Appeal addrenaed to the Daahobyeaa Leadalevte
ay the terrnaa pefugaae in Zbeaaya, aatlree
of the above town.
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They t a l l of tbalr tragic eituatlon, of their pbywioal sad
•oral suffer in mi la this ulaee of e x i l e .
They heft now bean la thle
eemp for about alaa weefce and do aot know ae yet •eat their fata will
ha.
Although they reealTe food and elotbea from ta* eemaittee, they
Ilea la aoet wretohed condition*.
They ara worried to death, aot
only about their future, but about tbalr wlvoa and children who hawe
ream I m li l a Garaaay.
Cwnr ai*ht, thmy hate beeoae beejpua.
They have
aa means whatsoever to atart anew the struggle for exietenoe, oaoe
tkey are released.
Their wives ara threatened with deportation and
at the aaaa time with danatnrallnation on the part o f the Poliah
government,
Thar beeaaoh tbalr brethren la America to eon* to tbalr aid by
eeadia* affidaTlta aad oolleotia* f^ode to enable than to aettla or
emigrate.
They farther request them to intervene with the authorities
ao that the de naturalisation of Palish eitiaane a t l U living in Oeraaay
be dlaeontinued; a l l s their fan 11 lee to emigrate none country where
they w i l l bo able to Join them; adopt their children ao that they nay
help their parentn la their turn.
Help from America in their only hope.
Zbaaaya* December B7, 1938
Refugee* from Qenseny, eatlvee of
Drhobyosa.
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*uth atwaa abar dleaaa Beat su aaaan. Matt aaa* a bar TO* alnaa Jaanertal apraobaa. Iln
Ortp i«r la jadl**b*a Trfinan beiaafca untaraanan tgant«j ao rlela Tr*a*n ha baa uaaobul~
dip* judlaaba *aaaaa*a ataon alar rareoaaaa,
t i t •lad, ataa ft.000 Kanaaaaa, aaah hlar saaagaaalae varaoblekt wardeni
£lne* Taajaa, «a ear die* der £6* Oktober 1956, verba ftete die deutaaae Polisel
T*9\ a l l * la Deutaablaad s e l t /earzehataa aohnendea, polnleahaa Judaa.
land aollte oiaan gegea dleaaa aaf Arte* Sahla?, istsifrrHi-.
are*? Deuteeb*
All* la Deateealead wotaaan-
d*a polnleeben Juden, aollten auf Qruad *la*a la Polea erlaeaeae* Oeeetaae eaegebarpart warden. 31a* Klelnlaaalt ! Deutachlaad war eohaellar aur n t e l l e , verbaftete poLnlaehe Judaa aarct
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rauea aad friadara - *ua#*aoan*n dla aruaa uad Kinder la Berlla,
ynin aad *ad*r*ra ajrffaaeraa f :t*dtea arena*.
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aad vareealeltt* a l l * as die deuteea-polalaebe
'l*e unbeaehrwiblleae rrealk. All* at ad air la elaa* Auaaabliek uettlar ga-
wordaai a i r verloren aaaara Haba and Gat.
la Verba ftaten koaatan nur daa mltnebsan,
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Tberbaupt niecte nltanhaaa, aa b&agte allaa roa dar auffaeeuag u.Auelaguag daa BefehUi
'arch daa aaafciaraadea
ohutaaaaa, do fcaai ee t daee* men©be Maaeeaaa la Pyjaaaa,
ohae Mftatela, oha* Hut la Bau*a«aub*a aiieeaoanea a. *u«a aa * dla dautaaa-polalaah*
4 real* gabraeht warden.
-aaa a* alabt a* traurl*, w&re, kflante aaa ibar daft Aufaag dar Leute leeaaa.
II* vertaiai fen *a aaa near, la aabetraeat dar naebfolgeadea - ohllderun* unaarer Ralee
aa dla d*ut**a-palala*b* Qraaz* a/aaaaraa ^ufaataaltaa la Zbaaayrf.
ia aaboD ^raaa|ttt polalaaha Judaa «urd*a taraaftat^ aaf dla Pollaalvaaaaa gabraehtt V D dort aua ao dan 3aamlantallaa gaaaaoban a/ voa dort ID Laatautoa ZUT
taha bar^rdart, Dla Straaoan aaraa von aaaauluatiFan Maaaahan, sun Tall gafnhUoaaa
W^naehaa uaanuait. Manataaa la«btaa» aaar tfanacaaa aalataa auah tibar uaaar U i . im
Sahahof ataadm Zuaja barait, una aa dl* Oraas* su bafTlrdam. Uat*r Badvabtag bla aa
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dla Ztaat bawaffaatar Pollilataa * aa fealten aur a^ea Hlaaawarfar - giag die He lee
a* die alazalaea* Srenzpuakt* la*.
bar die polalaabe Greene
£iat#» won aaa bat tea 01 oak alt dar Baa* eoger
gebreaht *u warden, a ad* re, daruatar Grelee, xraaka, Enip-
pel, BCbaaaaare rraaaa, klelae tiader wordaa la elaa* 7 E*,tt*i*jeh iber aieaaadalaad.
ib*r die ejr :aa Qrenx* getriebaa.
«er dlaaea w*g aiteaaeekt */
barataadaa bet, ear
welaa a la* Geeahleate au *rzfthlea, die welt irraualajtr */ graaaaaar lat f a la der i a a .
sag aua Mlsraf*. Hit KolbanaaalMisan traktlert warden wlr In tlefatar Yaeat near Meare,
Sdftpfa, Ore be*! aid a/ Buaeh ?graa«»*triebeA, ftt naaeber ron una hat aaa die aa* traarlftea "*e*a aelae sehufae la Voor, daa fear** Gepaek -or tfeberwidung uad Tntfcrf ftaa*
warlorea.
T
r*terrt voa Kftlte a/ iureha^aat voa He^ea fceena wlr am '3, oktobar na>rg*aa
aa daa polaleebao denlajrbaa* a*.
2* bedurft* iroeeer /erhandltm-aa eha wlr herela-
aa>laa**r, vurdea.
i l r warden pravlaorlawb la daa erteafllen der ^leenbahnetetian, la 3arnekan
a/ 'Terdeethllea uatergabraelit.
'a varan dlaa ajeaaebaunw -rdlaa lAparj IAPBT die aaa
flier: ".berle#ea aaaata Botmr daa lleben Vleb
aaxubletaa.
vrtele Meaaeaaa, 41* aatgapea Vorbot *abr fleld altgaaoanea habea, fuhraa aa
lhren Verwaadtea Is Amu Xaaere d«* Land**,
piatslleb wurde t-ir die /.uaawaledeltaa
der Babarerkabr «e*o*rrt a/ wlr wuatfea, wen* auah aaeb auaaen In uaalabtbar later*
l
!"l«rt. "alt dleee* Zeltpunkte La ban wlr bier in daa denkbar aohloehtoaten /erhftltniaeen, Dae Koaltea aorgt f i r unaar lalbll**ea ftonl, wlr bekoau&aa tfehrung, aaah Kiel*
dang uad eadera DIn**» *b*r daa a 11*in geaagt alebt. n r haben aooh eadare 3oroa*t
lorpen a* unaar* Zukunft, a* * unaar* no eh la Deuteealaad zur i*kfcebLl*bea*n
anaahtfrlpe, Thnen dr ht rroae* *aawawe> alebt allelae
I'eaillea-
won der dauteaban Pollael, vial
roebr von daa *uelean*beh*rd*n da* elreaea vaterlaade*. :te**antlie
aleht daa fiaeatx
d'e Ab*t«'nrluBf; dar me-e anaerer Main-hTl awn vor. Die dautaebe ?ollael foriart dl** 1
die Koaaulete itewnlen die P&ae* Jedoen aieht *b» Dl* ^reuea u/ riader lab** 1*
Aaffat aaaaaalaaan au werdaa.
3tellea 31e aieh a leb ala Leaea Yaa\ Oaartr "reuea,
Natter and Kinder pahen dabal zu#ruadev antarrrebea ihre Goauadbalt, unaar anbetahi*
bore* out . Me Au****ledelten wandtaa aleb a l t a l U r l a l Petitionee an die nflenetea
- 5 Stellea, laldar oaaa fcrfolg. Ina*la«bea let elaa aaaa ereebilrfua* «la«*tr*t*a. 71*1*
hundert* onarar Aaeaacrlea* aardaa aua^ebirgart, elad ateeteniae eawerdea, aind
rei-
wild, <b*r aaa aaa nee Bailee** verfUgen kaam. ^uf dlaaa ela* aardaa a a l l i e a aaa*
•laaader gerleaea, obae in wlaae*, wean ale elan wleder veralalaaa koanea. So aeat
Ihrv Br:ider a/ 3ehweetaru ela klelaee, aaar da far a* eo *tlanun£*woll*re* slid elaar
unwn**hll*a*n TreggdUr
In dlaaa* Han**n uad Bangeu leeea wlr nun bier die e.'.oab*
v
fttr una bedeutet die* *la Meneehaaalter, dlaa aua aa roehr, *le wlr daa Snde nlobt ebaeban fc*an*a. Kin furwbtberee Loa. *
ir la ben bi*r la den treuriraten Terbfiltalaeen. Kelaar walaa9 w*e der Maren bringt.
*cteaaad kaaa aaa eagea, waaa a i r von Mar hareuekoaanaa. Dar "iinter let
bereit a l t elaar Vebaaaa eiaaaaogea. Die Meaaenen frl*r*a trota der bareuaoagabaaaa
**r**a "ft*«h* a/ Xlaldaa*. Dla 3e*lea frlerea.
"\r frlaraada Seelaa glbt ea kali*
Xateldua-*
f i r fraaa* aaa tAglleb uad rich tea dlaa* -rage aueh aa ueh, :'ehw**tern uad
Brader, wa* aoll aaa una la Zb.anj* tardea, aaa unaere* veriUfcatlpeten, la «rrt*eter
Oef*w* bef indlieben, aocb la Oaataablaad wonaaadea Trauen, Madera uad jajajajaa irajerta*
ward***
ir-idaa? uad Jebweetern, dla Jar aaa Gluab nabt la frele* Aaarlka *u lebea,
a o l l t :kr ^uwh aoah lander uneera All an band Lua£*u uataueehen.
>*b lagan Sara Benea
nicht hflbar for am* la da* Aa^anallak, la da* Wt* Ihr dlaa* Zellen Heat? wlr elad
wait davon ^aab a i t bl tale** Morten anzaapornen, Saab la Srreguns xu brine**, Mala,
farad* aaa G*g*at*ll, a i r blttaa saah aa Run* u/
and aaeb elaar Hllfe Mr aaa zu einaaa.
urde nber una ere Lege aeehaudeakaa
Sorgt defar, daaa wlr
1. aohnellaUn* aaa Zbaezjrt aad eaderea Ugara bef rait warden, ela welterer Tar*
blelb la da* X*ear* aaeht aaa energleloe, aatergrnbt unaere Oeauadbalt, uaeera ao
drlajread beafttlgtt* K**pfka*ft,
g* daaa dla Plane uaaarar Hitter, rraaaa u/ Kinder, die aoe
la De*t*ehlaad la ban,
aofort voa d*n Koaaulatea der Hepubllk baaUtlgt warden, dealt die vernaxatlgtea
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veaaeben eofort aa aaa releaa, uad aaa blaehea Heb «/ Gas aoah rattaa knanea.
8.
deae die Aaabftrgeruagen la Augaabllek
elngeetellt aerde*.
Ifoeb ela* aadere 31tt* babea wlr a* ?e**t
Wlr a lad nioht aar an La lb and Seal* zuarunde gerlahtet. Aueb aetarlell eteban
a i r aa Abgrunde. Die barbarleche Aueweleung hat aaa au Bettlem geneeht. wlr kg**ea
warder "bar unaere erte varfMaj**, aoah ;ib*r uaaer VeraBpaa. * l r elad la «ro*et*y
large ua unaere Zukunft. I l r wleaaa nteht w*a zu bopinnen, weaa die Stawata der Prel.
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halt f r una ecblftgt and die Vereiniffuag alt unaeren LI*ban erfolgt.
chweetem,
Bmder aad
Thr eteht war dar voraebmeten Pflleat j e t a t .
H 1 1 f e ! M r rata* a l t varwaadatem Haraaa an Hllfe. Helft) Kalft! Tauaeada Jndleeb* Meneebea, I'eneeh** mere* Blat**, ^ueree Slaaea, gense Oeaeratloaaa elad
la flefahr *u verdarbea en La lb uad 3eel* f waan aaa nicbt aobnellatana ™holfen wlta,
wean wlr nlcht aua dea Ianarn hemuekonwoa. ffneer ZurJokhelten In daa Lagera let
fl*aet*lleh nieht begroadat,
Jtellt f i r jene, die noeh euawandern trtanea Affidavit*, aeewelt aad ate l i t
•laaa bad berelt fa* dlaaa, dla la Polea odar irpeadwo, lare ftElataaaea begrande*
wo 11a*.
5* let a** alekt darua autan, daaa Ihr una Qeld fUr die Zalt der mtarnleruag
aar ¥ertu**ag a t a l l t , a i r deakea welter, wlr deuaam aa die Zalt, l a der a i r aa a***
dala la dar i*ga **la ward**. $ t a l l t a** Qalder fur kpnatmktlve aaaafc* aar T*r*
fdguag. * l r *iad aa ?ueb angewleaon, daa polaleehe
knanaa wlr aa* alekt aalahaen,
beet©hen bat, hat
Judentua let verarat, aa dlaa**
Dae polaleehe Judentua, dea o ben fa 11a elaan Xeapf aa
1* dea, let? tea oebea v i a l , vial fnr una galelatet. sta babea aar*
.oaeaaea, wee ale koaatea, Arbwlter eeetauertea a lob f r e l a l l l l g , u* aaa m half**, Kla9mr gaaa* aad a* ban lbre Ta*en*a**lder her, etat el* au varaaeenea.
aebe Tatea, der Bewuadere**; wirdlg,
Daa • lad beral.
* l r varaaaaen dleae Tatea ale aad n lamer. * i *
warden baertht blelben allae wl*d*r *el gat aa aaanan.
Bradar and ahwaetern, Tar aeld Jetzt a* dar Rein*. Zalgt w«e Jhr koant uad
Ihr koant r i a l , aaa* Thr wollt.
* 3 *
/era* tat tea* In uaeerar Lege, war dar ~*e* unaer groaa* Cott bewearen agge.
« i r haben Jahraekate laag la der rra-nde, la die air aleht vor tfaehae rlnjrea, gewlrkt
a/ ewaehuftet, wlr hebea una va* Vuade ebgaapart, a* elaa* rrotaroaoben ftir die eltea
Tage, fnr unaere rinder aa eraattera.
la weal*** ! tendon elad a i r der m e g t * aaa*.
rer tahraebateleager, attbevoll** Arbeit baraabt ward*a$ aiebt alleln daa, wlr elad
a. T. aaa der Hltte una*rer arolllea, dla jatnt d** greaatea Laid auageaetet aiad,
-*ria**n ward**, od*r aehaaahtea a l t dla*** da* aorglgan raw a al«bt elehar la Z**a*fdt
r&ant Ihr "*«•* dlaae Traglk voretellea.Tn dar Veltgaoeh lehte etehan a i r alt unaere* 3*hiekeel allalna dan
Brttder uad :~ehweoterai
Beaiht Saab a* unaer* Befrwlaag aua daa Lager,
Sorgt dafMr, daaa die Pftaa* uneeiar 1* i)*ut»*bL**d saruekgebll*b*aaa
rauea
and rindar aalteaa dar polaiaonen Sonaulate baetatigt w*rd*a, dealt ale aua dar Holla
au una koaraen k^anen.
Sorgt feraer defar, daae die nueb -rgarunsaa eiageetellt warden.
^erdet bei daa polalaahaa Vertratongaa aaebtwoll TOr*twillp far una.
Stall* tnr dla Auawaaderua^alaatlge* Affidavit* aar rarfaguag, aaaaalt fiir
dla 9egr<aduag aauar Bxiateaaea untar gstigar Aeglde daa Jala* grtte**re Betrfige,
Ber*lt*t elnaa Food, der der a l t lalftea s o i l , daaa J idleohar
l l l e , J idle
eeher raist, Jidi*ah*r ?rel**t, Jttdieohar Opfaralaa aabeugaa* tat, *u«h wean J id leak*
I'aaeenaa an La lb aad Seel aieahnndelt aardaa.
Adopti*rt unaere Jugead, dealt dlaaa aaa daaa aelfea kaan.
H• 1 f t ,
H• 1 f t
§
Die Qefehr , daa TJagl\iok l«t grfleeer ela Ihr aaaimmt.
"oeeunt unaer* hoatl^en M lea la die groee* e l t , verealaeet Zaltuag**
i**r aa* au eebrelben.
H H ,
glkt, war eofort glkt, glkt doppalt.
'ir daafcea Sn«h la Voraaa.
aBO Auegewieeeae aua Deataeblaad,
dl* aua araahau at*mrnaa.
REC. 110 JAM; 1939
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M i
« " ChraaaawT
Oraaen ant la* iber tea aaaae Julianas Yolk herie&aebroshan, lnabesondara
•bar anf e tannine f a l l * daa Jadleansa Volkee. Relaatloa, getriebaa, eereea a i r gnjaft
Ort aa Ort aad flnden keiaen Puakt, an dan air unaar Da w i n la Rube ale frele
aerbrtnana kBantem. We aire aberflaaeig , ^uab tiber dla nnnngbnin eeelleebe
Zerrleeeabelt
aad Deprennloa, la dar air aaa be find en, aa eabreiben. *n ftftre eaeb
aaaffglleb, daaa Ihr da a alias sent, aaa a i r ariaban*
Mlttan la dar Bfeaht aua u n m h i ^ i aanjEfn; Soblaf * daaa aaban salt Tagea aba tea
« l r nlcntp Qutee * wurdea a i r la dar laaht von ST. eaf daa 88 . Oktnber ana daa Batten
gebelt, wn R A I M M Tall ran uneemn Faaillan, ffrneen, MUttern and K laden getrennt,
la Kbaaraaa and Oam*ant ale unaenseben nneaaraengepfereht and daaa s U l k r l l e h neeh
e&atllehea EUebtungen, la danaa alab DOInlech* Grenaen befladen, getrlebea* Hit euftapflaaataa Geeabren beeeebte ana dla FDllaelgewalt Deuteehlsnda, a la ob air Senear*
rerbreeber alien. Haa Jngte aaa In die flaebt durch Moor and uagangbaare valdaeft
nrttae/
dartb dle/Oreaae, Dla eenlAM, dla da• GlQak nntten, alab ejalgae Gepnek ana Deatnnaland nitaebaam au dftrfea, varfen a a out dlaaan besebverile hen and unaeeobntea Gang,
eetrieben, a l e dla Harda Seenl* alttan l a dar Sanaa, lbrt, dann ala aollten aaaigatana
la* aeektee Lebea rattan* In dlaaan nnanapbaran Bttapfan Tarloran e i e l e lhr 3ehuaserk
and nenaeea a i t anaktaa *aeean eetter«eben f dann ee hieaa: • lanar eelter, eelter,
nana* l i a r , aetaneller." So kaaia air on dla polnieehen arenaen and atnadaa p l * t i l l e b
rer alaaa abarraaabtaa Faatna, dar nlcht *ueste, aaa ar a l t dlaaan rialaa hundartaa
Meanehen en maren aall.
Da bnannnen aaltatn Laldaa,
la« genes Neeht auaataa a i r atahaa und eerten,
bla dla frlaebnle ken, tana a i r welter in dla Stadt knnnten. Sebrseklleb «nr dlaaa
tfetht bal Etegea and KBlte. ^rauen ataadaa da, aaaraand ihre klaiaaa Kinder and suebtet
elnaa 3enats unter Diana 3aaa odar labntaa alefa aide nn ala* sebeuna, Ala a i r aa
vortmn Ton der Greaaa ftont durftea, aaban a i r an aehonnia ain eroeaea Gl ink nn, dnnn
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e l r In Bnreakea and ?fareaatnllnn unterrebreabt warden, Absr s i r batten ee aln elae
'rlflnaaa betraebtet, wean ana santnttet eerdea e&re Inn Ianere dee lendea aa fanrea,
aa anaerea Itftterea, Br&dren, Seheeetera oder au Teunden.
dleae Tbffanapen. 40 Tags sltaea s i r
le tr i>arisea aarsn
all
erelte Mar and k*nnsn fclebt 1ns Ianere. Alia
rage frugen air aaa bundsrte won Helen, wans disss dtunde koamen elrd, daaa a i r
endlleb aeg ksnnemj unsttglle* 1st en dan Koaltee-Ult«lledern, una au earen, snan air
eag kuanea, de nle ea aelber nlebt elose*. Unnier Stlnasatg let Tsmeelfslt,
snn Inr
**th In una Mneladenkan kBnntet, Hush voretellen tmnntet, deae wir ran unasren anlilen, n i t deaen a i r in beater mrannie lebten, uad die der MlttelpnnJrt anaerea Daselae elnd # getrennt alad and nlaht vlaaen, wann e l r a l t lbnen znseamiakoamei, v i a l .
lelebt knnntet ibr dann etwae van uneerer tie ran not Terete hen „ Da altaen unsere
^ a l l i e n uad werten dnrauf, daa* ala su una kom/oen kfttnen. Ana vielea Otidtea warden
nar die Manner heieuagejegt und die
reuen und Kinder gelassaa. Dleae tfenaehen warden
e* eehon e l e eia Ceeeh&nk dee Rlnaela hetreebten, eenn ala nit una, and wenn ee aueb
bio* la Zb.entrf eftre, verelnigt aerden kfinnten. Daa slnd unsere* belden groantea So**
wen: Be ran* nan Zbaaajii, das wlr ala einan anelebtberea Kerker betreebten, und 7erelnlgung a i t unseren ^amltlen, - £a fehlan una die arte, Rush alias so au aspen, wie
wlr f'ihlenj abar e l r alnd Menaeban In Hot and *ure Bttder. Deabelb aenden air an* an
~eah unrt frn*»n, nsln wlr fordsrni
H s l f t
ana
MOO Meaeeben, die bier alnd
und ts uneaten von Ifenaeban, dee alnd lhre FanUtem, dla In Deutaehlend alnd, winder aa
einem neneahenatirdlgen Dnnalnt
Had eenn dleaer Auasnbllek gekoaann aaln wird, daaa
a i r bier faereus eela aerden, daaa wlr a l t unseren t t l l l e n eadllab rerelnlgt alnd, ton
dense aaa elan bfleee and uavereehuldetea
ohlekeel getrennt bat, koamen die eel teres
Sorraai unsere Xxletena. Und nan bitten a i r eelter,
a• 1 f t
* a a , belft una
dareb Affidavits, fordsrt aa, aowlel Xbr koaaa Ton ana, fbrdert uneare Kinder an, dla
uneer Beatee alad, see e l r fteben ksnnen, die anaer Lie bates alnd, ton dense wlr una
nnr n i t gebrochenan Hereon trennen Wane*: a bar fordert ale en, eaebt Stella* f i r nle,
aueht neaeeben, die Klternstellen sn lbnen Tertretea kCanten. Ylelieleat kBnnen a i r
llteren Menaeban dleae Hot und tlefate soelieehe
uel
berleben, abar unaeren jJUdarn
. . .
v o i l e s a i r aaalgntene, eoeelt ea gebt, eln nolebee SeblHwl ereperen.
n r f l d « * , r e t t e t
u n a , ruttelt en dna nlte, gate, j ad lee be barn aaa
v e r i e s t aa* af*at| Tergeeet nlabt taueende Taraerbroabea*n aad vemeelfeltea asnaeben.
l i e klalnar naanenatrabl In dleaar tie fa ten Dunkelheit , dea eeneerataa Knpitela anaerea ueeolne, Int daa tiefe Mltgefnbl dar Judea dar gen aea Welt nit an*. Dleea*
t i e fee Ml tgefu.nl bsbsa s i r es au Tsrdeaken, dee* *lsb aenlgatan* an etaa* unsere Lege
rebeeeert bat* f i r elsssn, dean as Million**, TO* Menaeban - l e t , unsere Bruder, die aaa
nlabt verpeesen, die aa ana denken, tfenen unnere Hot, die Hot a in** gro***n Tall** dieMa onglueklieban Volkes, nletot elaa
read* Jeeba l e t . *ir denken sehon jetat In engnt
an die Zakunftt all* aartea euf dleae Zukuaft, wlr flense damn t&glieh buadarte warn
Melon, deea dleae Zukunft endlleb da eela e o l l , und doeb furabten a i r una vor ibr* « 1 F
a tehee vor elaea Ideate. Allee, en* wlr an* In elans laaeaa asaaebsalsbattsrk&apfua
konaten, un**r beaegllan** Sib and ana, nuseten e l r dart leaeen. 3*tt*laiei elnd air bergasaejaaa. M*n*eben, die eln Dane in long ge knapft be ban, uad nieb etwee von Leben erknnpft ha ben, ateban de, bar a l l e r Hittel und wieeen nlebt, ale nle eiah and ihre m a l l i e in dar Zukuaft arnmaraa eollea*
Dad ea poeben air sn disss* jAdiao e Bern, dee an*
eoeehr geQffnet l e t , and bitten, liffnet aa noeb e e l t e r . tfle t l e f l e t uneere sreohntteraag, eenn a i r In den Zeltungeo lesea, a*** era* Leute bore i t alnd, den *rlwe einer
tanaaerbelt
la jsder oebe aa* nan*nana an l*ne*n. Wlr wleaen, daaa nlabt all* ana
r
ueh suf -oeea aebettet alnd, aber dsakt
Jetat ae die ameten Menaeeheu, die belsstloe,
eeelieeh aarrlaaen, obne HOffnunp und a i t Anaat el ear qn-ewlaaen Zekunft eat-egengebea.
TJnd de etebt aueh Ibr, grader von ueberaaa, einer groeaen lafgebe gagen.iber, die Ibr
1-ee* ni**t. %lft nee au nenaa seleteassa. Brian* Mlttel suf, gebt aaa Ibr nur gebea
k-nnt, laaat Kara Hersea, wolehe eu«b In Anarlk* judieehe aeraea geblieben alnd, eersenan,
t e l l t en* Mlttel nur Verfugung.
f i r betteln niekt, dann * l r elad kelue Bottler.
- e l f t aae dureb die** Mltael, die Ibr una an Verfogen* a t e l l t , ear flrandeng aad aua
ffeuba* elaea aeaan Lebaa** a i r verepreehea
geeorfen eird*
ueb, dee* die nee Oeld nlebt nutaloe bereus-
f i r bnff**, daaa der Augennllek an*b 1i man alrd, der a* emagliebt,
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a l t Daak dleae ;ehuld uurueknueretettea. Be aoll unsere bailigeta Pfliebt eela, daee
daa Oeld, oolease Ibr ens sur Yerfagung a t e l l t , se general oh, nlebt bloee fur ana, eon*
flora auab for eel to Telle dea Jjdlseben Yolkes, dleees s e l t Jen rb under ten gsplsgten
und geJ eg tea Volkn*, engevandt warden s o i l .
Ibr dlent einer belligen aebe, end e l r
aerden un* dleaer belllgea Bandlung eurdlg xelgan. Bringt Mlttal s e t nit Bllfe dee
Joint, and alt dieeea Mltteln wollen air eln neuee Lebea anfnngen and niebM denken,
dnaa Ibr Oottee serkaetg geaeaen aeld, dea una zxx dieeea neuen leben verbnlf.
tJaeer Hare lat Toiler Irene*. M r kfnnen eo vlel em&blen, ao vial klagen and
enkleffen, daaa ee iberhaupt kola Snda nebnen wirde. Aber dleeen '.onneaatreftl, Kuer Mitgef bl en Benlakeel Barer BrUder, lesaea air erne nlabt nebnen, und aa gibt an* Mat,
doeb etwee vert rewns voile r In dla Zufcunft au eeben, dean wlr elseea, dees Ibr una fare
Hllfo niabt Tereegen wordst.
3e* Oeaobifk angn Euob bundert- and taeaandfaeb J ode gate Bandluag, dla Jar
Jetat beeebt, verge 1 tea, and daa ganze J id lee be Tolk noge vor eel tore* I* idea far
Jetat and alio Zukunft Tereebont blelhen.
Air gruenen ^ueb, Xbr 3rUder in tie be rase.
/ - / Cbraanoeer , die sue leuteehland
ausgealedelt wurden.
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Summary of l e t t e r addreaeed to the Qaraaaom Leauammameohart
ay tha Garama refugee* la £beeaya, aatl*»a of Chrzaaov,
Tnoaa refuamee, la thalr l e t t e r of Daoaaber 17, 1*08, give a detailed
pioture of their and eaedue from Qeiaaaiy, tailing of the thouaaaaa o f
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people aho vara drlraa oror tha frontier on October 88 th, lea ring bah lad
thalr wlreo aad ohildraa.
Some of tbaaa unferaate paopla verm brought to
tha Poliah froatier by trala, but the greateat part of them, both sea aad
mmmvm, aad to walk throng*, l o Maa*a Lead, aoroaa mnraaee, la the oold aad
ralaay alaut.
n o aoxt morning th«y arrived at the Pollab froatier,
•here they vara aoaaad la stablaa aad barraeka, Taay further t a l l of
thalr phyeiaal aad moral diatreae, of tha wretched atate of tha old aad
a Ilia* people, of tha aoroaa and ohlldren.
familiee.
Taay are aaparated froa their
They baaoaoh thalr brethren to dome to thalr aid, by giTlag
affidavit* to thoae who oaa emigrate aad oolleotln? fund* for the o there
to e e t t l a in eome w i n t r y .
Taay further roqueet thalr Laadalouta to
adopt thalr ohildraa ao that these amy help tha othere lo thalr tura.
They v i l l alvaya remember la gratitude what haa bean dona for tham aad hope
to be able aometlmea la future to repay than,
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