The children of mixed marriages and of noble parentage, that is in cases where Jews have intermarried with the German oblity, will be considered illegitimat., unless it is proven that the pa###nts cohabited for at least five years consecutively, the press announced here today. This law will apply to all intermarriages contracted after November, 1918. In case one of the parents is dead, pr### must be submitted that the parents lived together at least three years, otherwise the children will be officially declared illegitimate. They will also be prohibited from carrying the title of the parents.
Within the next six months, it was announced, all marriages of the last fifteen years will be sharply scrutinized and the titles cancelled in the categories enumerated, especially those marriages of Jewish women who married into the German nobility in order to acquire a title.
Children who are declared illegitimate, will be able to claim support from the father, just as other illegitimates are entitled to do under the law. The law will also be applicable to cases where Gentile families have adopted Jewish children.
This law is merely another step in the process of racial purification undertaken by the Nazis. Recently the German Nobles Association announced that all members would be compelled to prove their ancestry free of Jewish blood as far back as 1750. All members who fail to pass this test will be expelled.
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