Jews in France will henceforth be forbidden to change their names as a result of a new anti-Jewish law promulgated here today by the French Government. The law aims at preventing Jews from assuming French-sounding family names.
The new measure is part of the increased anti-Jewish legislation stimulated by the Nazi occupational authorities in Paris and prepared by Xavier Vallat, the Vichy Commissioner for Jewish Affairs. More anti-Jewish orders are expected.
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