Schechita has been prohibited throughout the whole of the State of Hessen. This follows the sporadic prohibitions and enforcements in a number of German cities during the past fortnight, including Cologne and Siegberg, as well as the State of Thuringia.
The attack on Schechita in Germany is also producing repercussions in Austria where the Nazi press is calling vociferously for the enforcement of Schechita prohibition in Austria by Nazi Storm Troops. The Nazi press in Vienna declares that it is the duty of the Austrian Nazis to make effective the prohibition of Schechita “even before such prohibition is given the legal sanction of a law against cruelty to animals.” It calls upon the Nazis in areas where the Nazi membership is large to take this matter into their own hands.
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