Reports from Belgium and Holland reaching here today emphasize that Nazi authorities have resumed the issuance of various regulations aimed at depriving the Jews of their last means of existence.
In Holland, the authorities, in addition to the laws aimed at Jews, have also issued an order prohibiting the study of Hebrew by theological students. Classical Hebrew is a required subject in Holland for all clergymen. In Belgium the new anti-Jewish regulations are reported to have provoked increased resentment among the local non-Jewish population, which is manifested in leaflets charging the Nazis with destroying the country’s economy by ousting the Jews from the diamond industry which they built up.
The Italian newspaper Gazetta del Popolo reports that Italian enterprises employing Jews have been notified by the authorities that they are not permitted to dismiss “Aryan” employees so long as there is a single Jewish worker still employed by the firm. On the other hand, the paper reports that “Aryans” resigning their positions in Jewish enterprises before the end of this year will be entitled to the full compensation provided by the law for employees who are dismissed.
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