An investigation into the family records of criminals back to 1800 in connection with a Nazi drive to establish the Jewish proportion of criminals was announced today.
“In this campaign, the Jewish traditions and Old Testament, being basically criminal in concepts, should not be listed without the tactical consideration of exposing the Jews as criminally-minded people,” the announcement stated.
The instructions covering the investigation, according to the Frankfurter Zeitung, were issued by Dr. von Leers, Nazi juridical expert, at the recent conference of professors and legalists on the position of the Jews in jurisprudence.
The Juristische Wochenschrift, German weekly of jurisprudence, revealed that a special session of the conference was held on the question of exposing the Jews as criminals.
Dr. von Leers was quoted as declaring at this session that history revealed the Jews in Germany and elsewhere were closely connected with criminals and that from 1800 to 1804, armed Jewish bands frequently invaded the Rhineland.
He added that the next generation of Jews changed their methods, becoming a movement of speculators and deceivers, subsequently extending their criminal activities to become linked with the Marxists.
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