The works of Professor Simeon Dubnow, noted Jewish historian, while not burned in the recent book-burning activities of the Nazis, have been removed from the shelves of German libraries and are supplied to students only upon special request. Curiously, the works of Professor H. Graetz, author of a monumental history of the Jews, is not forbidden. Professor Dubnow is now en route to Riga, Latvia, where he will make his home.
A complete list of the banned Jewish authors discloses the interesting fact that while almost all Jewish writers are on the list, considerably milder treatment is accorded to the works of Communists. This is all the more surprising in view of Nazi contentions that their objections to the Jews are because the entire race is “Marxist.”
The works of Josef Stalin, Soviet dictator, are not only not banned but continue to enjoy uninterrupted sale and are obtainable at the libraries.
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