ODESSA AND THE POGROM 15 



ings were of a political nature, hoped for a clue for 

 some connection with this last Terroristic act, the as- 

 sassination of Strelnikoff. So they decided to raid 

 the place in the course of a big meeting which was to 

 be held March 16. One who took an active part in 

 the "Am-Ohlom" then a youth of eighteen, a delegate 

 from Elizabetgrad the late Dr. Hillel Solotaroff 

 described the raid to me very dramatically: 



"About sixty-nine members of the 'Am-Ohlom' were 

 present, and, during the heat of discussion, a late ar- 

 rival ran in, pale and trembling. 



' 'We are surrounded by police and Cossacks !' he 

 gasped. 



"No sooner had he uttered the words than the Cap- 

 tain of the Police, with several of his Cossacks, rushed 

 in. Looking towards the very end of the room, where 

 the speaker sat, the Captain said to his men: 



"Take him! There he is! 1 



"The man was brought forward, but the Captain 

 looked at him and said: 



" 'No, the description calls for a different person. 

 The man we want is tall, slim, with big gray eyes, eye- 

 glasses, a short beard. No, this fellow does not answer 

 the description/ ' 



All present recognized that he was looking for my 

 husband. By some lucky chance he was elsewhere and 

 was not intending to report until the very end of the 

 meeting. Fortunately the police broke up the gather- 

 ing. They took the names of those present, and ordered 



