A number of Jews, including foreigners, have been arrested in Milan for failure to register as members of the Jewish race, it was learned here today, and most of them were sentenced to five days imprisonment and fined 100 lire. Until this development it was not clear whether foreign Jews would come under the decree for registration of Jews.
Several Jews were reported to have been arrested for employing “Aryan” maid servants Since the law allows employment of “Aryans” in “special circumstances” many Jews had retained their “Aryan” maids and had applied to the authorities for special permits. Instead of replies there came the arrests.
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