Reich Citizenship Law Details Class Jews with Criminals, State’s Enemies

Classifying the Jews in the same category as “criminals and enemies of the State” the long-awaited details implementing the German citizenship laws passed by the Reichstag at Nuremberg on September 15 were announced today by State Secretary Dr. Stuckart, author of the original decrees.

They provide:

1) Jews can no longer be considered citizens of the Reich.

2) The Jews are no longer permitted to hold any public office, including judgeships, notaryships, positions and public auctioneers or even as members of criminal or civil juries.

3) The position of the doctor and lawyer will not be considered as public offices.

4) Staatsangehoerige (members of the state) will be able to acquire citizenship when they reach a certain age, excepting “open enemies of the State, criminals and Jews.”

5) Each citizen will receive a certificate to distinguish him from the state subject.

6) No young man will be able to achieve citizenship before he completes army or labor camp service, from which Jews are prohibited.

Following Dr. Stuckardt’s announcement, Minister of Interior Wilhelm Frick tonight decreed that Jewish physicians who have until now been permitted to practice because of their service at the front in the World War must surrender their positions in the public health system and even in private hospitals before March 1, under the provision of the citizenship laws barring Jews from holding public offices.

Frick’s order states that Jewish officials will be dismissed on December 31, New Year’s eve.

In certain cases, his announcement said, the ousted officials will receive a contribution from the State. These payments will be made “if they deserve and need it,” the order states.

The notaries will not receive a pension or a contribution. The only concession made to them in the order is that they will be permitted to break the leases on their offices and homes.