Source: Sanjay Acharya
In 1938, the border village of La Calamine or Kelmes was a hub of refugees. Due to the antisemitic actions in Germany in the 1930s, many Jews fled from Germany to Belgium. The then Belgian minister Joseph Pholien tried to impose a pushback with a heavy hand, resulting in dramatic scenes and situations in this border area. It was reported that some families asked the gendarmes to shoot them dead rather than send them back. Kelmes had 4,500 inhabitants at that time, but there were 7 taxi companies that relied on the transmigration.
Source: Wereldgeschiedenis van Vlaanderen
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