A gloomy picture of what the future holds in store for German Jewry is contained in an article published in the Manchester Guardian today. The article is a review of two years of the Nazi regime.
“Jewish resentment,” says The Guardian, “is dulled and the Jew has become accustomed to calumny and libel for which there is no recourse. The same thing holds true of social ostracism, which fails to touch them any longer, since nothing could be worse than what has already gone before.”
Most German Jews, according to the liberal paper, would be only too glad if they are permitted to pursue their occupations without attracting the attention of the government. But if the Nazi government requires a scapegoat again, “then the Jews will be used for that purpose.”
On the positive side of the ledger, the Guardian records the fact that to some degree the Jewish position has improved. “Jews,” the paper says, “are now able to conduct their business, at least in the big cities, without fear of physical violence. However, an incautious word is still apt to involve arrest and incarceration in a concentration camp.
“Jews conducting business in the big cities have benefitted from the revival of internal trade, and despite the semi-official Nazi organizations, part of the trade goes to Jews.”
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