CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION[7]
RUSSIA
Jewish Disabilities in Normal Times[19]
THE PALE OF SETTLEMENT[20]
Recent “abolition” act a half-way measure, dictated by military necessity.
OTHER RESTRICTIONS[31]
1. Residence restrictions.—2. Occupational restrictions.—3. Property restrictions.—4. Fiscal burdens.—5. Educational restrictions.—6. Military burdens.
The War and the Jews[36]
OUTBREAK OF WAR[36]
Manifestations of loyalty.—Jewish patriotism.
THE WAR IN POLAND[41]
Renaissance of Polish hopes.—Polish anti-Semitism.—Spy stories instigated by Poles, accepted and circulated by Russian military authorities.
MILITARY REPRESSIONS[66]
Extraordinary conduct of military censor.—Stifling of Jewish press and speech.—Expulsions.—Demand for hostages.—Widespread misery.—Unfair administration of relief.
The People vs. The Russian Government[70]
Anti-Jewish policy of the Government not approved by the people.—Duma protests.—Resolutions of Constitutional Democratic Party.—Protests of Municipalities, Public Officials, Etc.—Protests of Trade and Professional Organizations.—Protests of Writers and Publicists.
OTHER COUNTRIES
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY[84]
Russian atrocities in Galicia.
ROUMANIA[89]
PALESTINE[93]
APPENDIX
1. Report of Russian Jewish Relief Committee[98]
2. Speech of Deputy Friedman in the Duma[111]
3. Speech of Baron Rosen in Imperial Council[117]

THE JEWS IN THE EASTERN WAR ZONE


INTRODUCTION

Of all the people that have suffered deeply from the present war, none have borne a greater burden than the Jews—in physical and economic loss, in moral and spiritual torment.