A decree ordering removal of all Jews in Holland from positions in public services, because of “political activities against the occupying forces,” has been issued by Reich Commissioner Arthur Seyss-Inquart, according to the Deutsche Zeitung fuer die Niederlanden, Nazi organ in Amsterdam.
For the first time Dutch newspapers are carrying “jobs wanted” advertisements of young Jewish women seeking positions as servants in Jewish households, indicating that Hollanders are being forbidden to employ Jewish servant girls.
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