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The establishment of a Jewish
ghetto in Warsaw has not been unexpected as reports of some such impending action have
been current in that city, particularly among Jewish
circles, from the early days of the occupation. At the same time active
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preparations, which could be interpreted in no other way than as tending towards a complete
segregation of the
Jewish
population, have been in course for some months. [...]
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A strange commentary on life in German-occupied
Warsaw is presented
by the fact that many a nationalist
Pole has endeavored to take on the
‘protective coloration’ of the Jew in
order to escape from the German police or
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avoid
compulsory
labor. These ‘
refugees’ have adopted
Jewish
insignia and taken up residence in the
ghetto;
many stories are current in
Warsaw of
Jews tearing off their
racial
badges and passing them over in the streets to fleeing
Poles. It is noteworthy that during the period
of anti-Jewish disturbances in
Poland prior to
German
occupation the 600,000 people in the Jewish district, almost evenly divided between
Poles and
Jews,
managed to get along together peacefully and lived in a community spirit which was not
noticeable in the other parts of the city. The pending
segregation of the
Jews in
an official
ghetto affects an equal number of
Poles and the move may in the long run bring
greater discomfort to the latter than to the majority of the
Jewish
population. At any rate the
Jews
may well be in a better position to maintain a united front towards the
occupying
authorities and to find in community life a solace and protection until the time
comes when a life of freedom and tolerance can at last be the lot of the unhappy thousands
now to be
concentrated in the greatest of
Eastern Europe’s
many
Jewries by an alien conqueror and a ruthless
race
enemy.