Public Health Nursing Volume 5-6 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...There were two who came from a small town to Odessa to become midwives. These girls ran to the school to hide themselves as it was a government school, and they knew the Holiganes (murderers) would not dare to come in there. But the dean of the school had ordered they should not be admitted. because they were Jewish, as if they had different blood running in their veins. So when they came. the watchman refused to open the doors, according to his instructions. The crowd of Holiganes found them outside the doors of the hospital. They abused them right there in the middle of the street. One was eighteen years old and the other was twenty. One died after the operation and the other went insane from shame. Some people ask why the Jews did not leave everything and go away. But how could they go and where could they go? The murderers were scattered throughout the Jewish quarters. All they could do was hide where they were in the cellars and garrets. The Holiganes searched them out and killed them where they were hidden. Others may ask, why did they not resist. were hidden. Others may ask, why did they not resist? the murderers with their knives and pistols. The grown men organized by the second day. They were helped by the Vigilantes, too, who brought them arms. The Vigilantes were composed of students at the University, and high school boys, and also the strongest man from each Jewish family. There were a good many Gentiles among the students who belonged to the Vigilantes because they wanted justice. So on the second day the Vigilantes stood before the doors and gave resistance to the murderers. Some will ask where were the soldiers and police? They were sent to protect, but on arriving. joined in with the murderers. However, the police put...