The Nazi Youth organ, “Hilft Mit,” demanded today that private libraries purge their shelves of all books written by Jews.
Under the caption, “Poison in Our Bookcases,” the periodical publishes a list of prominent Jewish writers and counsels its readers to consult the handbook on the Jewish question written by the late Theodor Fritsch, anti-Semitic theoretician.
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