Any possibility that a Jewish scholar will henceforth attain the rank of professor or even present his candidacy for professorship in Germany has been removed by a new ordinance issued by Bernhard Rust, Reich Minister of Education.
The ordinance, already in force throughout Germany, provides that professorships and lectureships are open only to such as may be state officers.
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