The Nazi authorities today decreed disbarment of all Jewish lawyers in Germany with but few exceptions. The decree affects 2,000 Jews practicing law in old Germany and an additional 700 in the Austrian province. In the case of the former, even war veterans and persons admitted to the bar before August, 1914, are included. The law allows certain exceptions, some Jews being permitted to act as “consultants” in cases where other legal representation is forbidden.
In Old Germany, Jewish lawyers must wind up their affairs before Nov. 30, while in Austria they are given until Dec. 31. Jewish members of the Vienna bar whose families have lived in Austria more than 50 years and who served in the World war will not be immediately affected, however. These lawyers will be forbidden to practice only upon the order of the Ministry of Justice, but they may be suspended until such time as a decision regarding them is made.
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