“Aryanization” classes have been opened for Slovak youths, according to the Bratislava newspaper Grenzbote, copies of which reached here today. The principles and methods of “aryanizing” Slovakian commercial and industrial enterprises are being taught in the classes, the newspaper said.
A proclamation by Economics Minister Geoza Medricky, read at the opening class, said it was the Government’s intention to educate young Slovaks for the task of eventually taking over the position of the Jews in commerce and industry. Institution of the classes is in accordance with the recently enacted law calling for elimination of Jewish influence in Slovakian economy.
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