Never Before Has German Jewry Stood in So Grave an Hour As Now Says Proclamation Issued by Central U

The present distress, the gravity of the economic crisis, have created a position full of menace for German Jewry, says a proclamation issued by the Central Union of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith. There is a specific Jewish distress, it proceeds. The fight for existence which must to-day be waged by every German must be waged doubly by the Jewish German, both on behalf of himself and on behalf of his community. The difficulties of the day bring in their wake a situation frought with real danger. It is so difficult to make one’s living nowadays, that people find their whole time and all their energies taken up by it to the neglect of the affairs of the community as a whole. Yet there has never been a time when there was so much need for all Jews to work together for the protection of the Community. Never before have we stood in such a grave hour as now.

The Central Union of German Citizens of Jewish Faith conducts the fight against the enemies of Judaism. It clears a road to understanding and peaceful relations in German Life. It struggles hard for every foot of territory it can wrest from the forces of disruption for the liberties and rights of the German Jews. The Central Union stands in the front of the fight against antisemitism. We must extend this front. We call upon every Jew therefore to join the Central Union. For decades it has been standing on guard for the defence of German Jewry and its rights. To-day it is needed more than ever. The fate of German Jewry is in the scales. The younger Jewish generation must come in and join in the battle for the rights and liberty of the German Jewish Community. No Jew may stand aside at this moment. There must be no indifference and there must be no hesitation. All German Jews must join the fighting line.