Jews throughout the Reich will have to wear beards as the result of new anti-Jewish measures reported in the German press reaching here today.
The Nazi newspaper report that all Jews in the Reich have been deprived of their ration cards for shaving soap and have, at the same, time been forbidden to visit any barber shop.
The Berlin press also reports that as of today all bakeries and grocery stores in the Reich must display a sign stating that the sale of flour, white bread and pastry is forbidden to Jews.
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