Protests by German scientists against the Nazi theory that science is divided into Jewish and non-Jewish categories elicited a sharp retort by the Voelkischer Beobachter, chief organ of the Nazi Party.
“Our young German scientists,” the newspaper declares, “will never make Einstein their idol.”
The article reveals that the older professors of the German universities have greeted with consternation the Nazi attempts to introduce the “Aryan” theory into the fields of science. It is hinted that those professors opposing the Nazi theory will gradually be replaced.
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