A jew who claimed he never heard of the Nuremberg race laws was sentenced to five months in jail for “Rassenschande” (race pollution) by an Aachen court, newspapers reported today.
The defendant, 29 years of age, testified in court that he was formerly a German citizen and had been living in Brussels for the past few years. His name was not disclosed.
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