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Nazis Remove Metal from Jewish Cemeteries in Vienna for “war Use”

May 4, 1943
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Nazi leaders visited two Jewish cemeteries in Vienna recently, and since then all copper and bronze statues have been removed “for war use,” in addition to one copper roof, and all the lead and iron from the tombs, the Swedish periodical, Trots Allt, declared in an article reported to the Office of War Information today.

In particular, the tomb of a well-known court singer, Elisa Elizza, was “robbed of its bronze relief,” the Swedish magazine said, and a fountain dating from 1756 was removed for smelting.

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