Jewish children in Germany will be excused from attending school on Saturdays, Rosh Hashona, Yom Kippur and Succoth, as a result of an order issued today by Dr. Wilhelm Frick, Nazi minister of the interior.
The order states, however, that school authorities will not be held responsible for the consequences of lessened attendance.
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