Religion: Jews' Luck

Five years ago 500,000 Jews made up 7/10 of 1% of Germany's population. The 48,000 Jews now in Italy are only ⅛ of 1% of the population and compared to German Jews they have been lucky. Fascists have always boasted that in Italy there is no Jewish Problem. Jews have enjoyed equal legal rights. They have been writers, bankers, businessmen, even conspicuous Fascists. But for two years there have been unofficial indications that the luck of Italian Jews may be running out.

Jews in Tripoli have been beaten up. Preferment in the army has...

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