The demand for a numerus clansus, while developing into the problem of the day in Austrian politics, has until now been the slogan only of the Hakenkreuzier, whereas it is now apparently becoming the demand of the majority parties. The Christian-Socialist deputy Jersabeck, at one of the sessions of Parlliament, delivered a violent speech against the Jewish students, whom he termed “Eastern Jewish vagabonds,” and demanded a numerus clausus to safeguard German culture at the Austrian universities.
General surprise is expressed here as to how the president of the board of the University could find it compatible with his duties to preside at a mass meeting of anti-Semitic students which propagated the slogan of a numerus clausus, claiming that the academic professions are crowded with foreigners.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
