[1] In the second half of October 1940, a friend informed me that plans were being made to create a Jewish police force. There was no announcement. My friend told me to hand in my application to him directly, and he would give it to Zundelewicz700 for assessment. He added that I should try for an officer position because it would be better paid. Indeed, I submitted my application to my friend, enclosing a reference from lawyer [Leon] Berenson. Next, I turned to lawyer Rozensztat, who endorsed my application in writing. After a few days, it became known that the head of the future Jewish police was to be a Polish police inspector, Szeryński.701 When I informed lawyer Berenson about that,
