The Last Stage of Deportation Is Death
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This text recounts acts of antisemitic violence. The text provides insight into Jewish history; however, The Posen Library does not condone or promote violence or oppression of any kind.
[ . . . ] We have nooses fastened around our necks; when the pressure abates for a moment, we utter a cry. Its importance should not be underestimated. Many a time in history did such cries resound; for a long time they resounded in vain, and only much later they produced an echo.
Documents and a cry of pain, objectivity and passion do not fit…
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