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Word: koscialkowski (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1934-1934
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Next day Warsaw's Jewish newspapers scare-headed stories that half a dozen gentile "witches" had distributed poison candy in the ghetto, throwing the candy from speeding automobiles. Rumor counted seven boys and girls dead. Warsaw's Mayor Koscialkowski ordered the Jewish newspaper editions confiscated. When a delegation of Jews waited on him, he promised the Jewish population (some 100.000) of Warsaw full protection, but added significantly: "The government does not underestimate the danger of a civil war between the Jewish and Christian populations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLAND: Gentile Candy | 6/18/1934 | See Source »

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