Chapter 1
Passing by the university, I saw a large poster on the building, “The First Day without Jews.” A group of students were blocking the entrance and were checking IDs. Several reporters were hanging out nearby. Upon noticing me, they waved:
“Come join us! It’s gonna be a sensation.”
“What kind?”
“There will be a huge brawl of Jewish students with ours, the Nowy Wiek [New Century] reporter explained. “We’ve already seen some guys carrying sticks and knives in their hands.”
“And where are the police?” I asked.
“They came and ran away,” Józef Mayen from the Jewish periodical Chwili [Waves] muttered. “They’re cunning...,” he nodded at the students, “Various actions are taking place at the same time in the city. So, the police are running here and there.” He took me by the arm and
