5/1/21

From the Archive

 May 1, 1933


The Evening Courses Society in Sokołów on the occasion of the May 1 holiday organized a meeting for its members at 12 noon. Zelik Lon spoke about the importance of the workers' holiday and Berek Flejszer about the persecution of Jews in Germany by Hitler's government. Both speakers are from Sokołów. About 50 people present.


Poalej-Sjon-Right in Sokołów organized a meeting in the town hall. Speeches were delivered by Ejnoch Zając, Perec Granatsztejn and Icek Międzyrzecki - they all spoke about the importance of the workers' holiday for the working masses, about the persecution of Jews in Germany by the Nazis, about the situation in Palestine and its rebuilding, about the raging crisis in the world and about the difficult living conditions of the Jewish population which is spread all over the world in the number of about 16 million heads. About 250 people were present at the event.