Maids, Hymns & Salesmen

In the railway stations of every German city last week blonde housemaids blubbered and in many cases their erstwhile Jewish mistresses were on the platforms weeping, too. Back to the farm went many of the 30,000 departing Gretchens, while others with nowhere to go sought charity shelter. Reason: there had just come into effect the Government's decree providing that no German woman aged less than 35 shall work in an establishment containing male Jews (TIME, Sept. 23 & Nov. 25).

Up to last week the National Government had resisted brownshirt demands that "Hallelujah'' and "Amen"' be expunged from German religious services, but in Hanover the Governor.of the State made it illegal to sing hymns with "Hebrew names." His examples: Jerusalem, High Tower Thy Glorious Walls, Rejoice, Daughters of Zion, and To Thee, Jehovah, I will Sing.

Only the most strenuous remonstrance by Economics Minister Dr. Hjalmar Schacht obtained respite last week for Germany's 25,000 Jewish traveling salesmen whom Minister of Interior Dr. Wilhelm Frick would deprive of their licenses. "Jewish traveling salesmen," according to Dr. Frick, "tell stories and spread rumors all over the Fatherland which are contrary to the welfare of the nation!"

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