April 7, 1933 Nazi Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service

April 7, 1933 Nazi Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service

                On April 7^th, 1933, the Nazi Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service was passed, which restricted employment in the civil service to ‘Aryan.’ This meant that Jews could not serve as teachers, professors, judges, or other government positions.  Jewish government workers, including teachers in public schools and universities, were fired. Doctors followed closely behind. Jews were barred from claiming any rights as war veterans (35,000 German Jews died in the First World War).   A Jewish quota of 1% was introduced for the number of Jews allowed to attend universities.  In an amendment published on April 11^th , 1937, of Part 3 of the law, which stated that all non-Aryans were to be retired from civil service, clarification was given: ‘A person is to be considered non-Aryan I f he is descended from non-Aryan, and especially from Jewish parents or grandparents.  It is sufficient if one parent or grandparent is non-Aryan.  This is to be assumed in particular where one parent or grandparent was of the Jewish religion.’

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