The Reich Court yesterday ordered a revision of the verdict against Carl Holz, editor of the Nazi paper, “Stuermer,” who was accused of insulting the Talmud and the Jewish religion.
Holz was acquitted of blasphemy but fined 1,500 marks for libel.
The Reich court has now annulled the fine but ordered a new trial, finding Holz’s acquittal unjustified. Holz’s trial took place on October 19, 1931 in Nuerenberg.
During the period of the trial Nazi intimidation tactics succeeded in preventing Jewish witnesses from appearing in court. The Nazis at the time picketed the court and the entire vicinity.
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