A series of measures aimed at removing the last vestige of Jewish influence in Baden, a once predominantly Jewish watering place, have been passed by local officials.
Under the ordinances all cafes in the city are permanently closed to Jews, as well as all but three of the many local hotels. The hotels given permission to cater for Jews may do so only to the extent of 15 per cent of their guest list. In all three the Jews must use a separate dining room and are quartered in certain sections of the buildings.
All baths with two exceptions — the Franzesband and the public swimming pool — have been closed to Jews for the last five weeks. The two exceptions may not be patronized by “Aryans.”
Inasmuch as in Vienna practically all baths and public parks have been closed to Jews for some time, Baden has proved a haven this summer for hundreds of Viennese Jews. Under the new measures, however, Jewish visitors will find available to them only five Jewish boarding houses apart from the limited space in the three designated hotels.
Since Anschluss, Baden has been singularly free from anti-Semitic violence and arrest campaigns. The economic pressure against its original Jewish population of about 2,000 souls has, however, been maintained consistently. Of the half hundred shops originally owned by Jews, only four or five are still in Jewish hands. Now their owners have been warned that their business permits will be withdrawn shortly unless they sell out or close up.
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