Jews sheltering at the police station were protected by the policemen . Teachers at the school resisted demands to turn over Jewish children . However , when the city council called in twenty or thirty soldiers stationed nearby to restore order , most instead joined the rioters . Soldiers had also attacked Jews during the Kraków pogrom a month earlier in Poland . According to one report , the commander of the army unit was inexperienced and ineffective , unable to prevent his men from answering the call to " Soldiers come with us to beat the Jews ! " Offering escort to the police headquarters , soldiers led Jews out of apartments only to turn them over to the rioters . At noon , a special auxiliary unit finally managed to put an end to the violence , and the streets were quiet by 13:00 although smaller groups still tried to accost Jews . Reinforcements of policemen from Bratislava , an hour 's drive away , were requested at 9:30 but did not arrive until 18:00 , when the riot was already over . Municipal authorities responded sluggishly to the unfolding events , not denouncing the rumors that had led to violence until 18:45
Kraków pogrom
Kraków pogrom
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