Jews in Germany with special skills have been returned to public jobs or given new ones, the newspaper Magyar Nemzet reported here. They wear badges with the letters WWJ, standing for “Wirtschaftlich Wertvoller Jude” (Economically Valuable Jew), the paper said. Nazi Party members are under orders not to associate with these Jews outside working hours.
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