September 15, 1935
Germany today promulgated the Nuremberg Laws which prohibited marriage or sexual intercourse between Jews and "Germans" and further prohibited the employment of most "German" women in Jewish households. A Reich Citizenship Law stripped Jews of their citizenship and made them "subjects" of the German state.
Here's how Time magazine reported the event:
In menacing tones General Göring then read out three new decree laws. The first ended the clumsy arrangement under which the German tricolor and the Nazi swastika have been flown together as national flags. Henceforth Germany's sole flag is the swastika. "It is the anti-Jewish symbol of the world!" thundered General Göring amid deafening cheers. "A soldier from the front lines, Adolf Hitler, pulled us out of the dirt and brought us back to honor. . . . The swastika has become for us a holy symbol!" This, Germans considered, completely answered a Jewish judge in Manhattan named Brodsky who recently called the swastika a "pirate flag." Last week U. S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull sent the German Government a note of "regret" at the Brodsky incident.
Citizenship, Blood & Honor. The second decree read out by General Göring is the National Citizenship Law. This divides Germans into "citizens"' (with such rights as suffrage) and "members" (rights not defined). Jews under this law are automatically "members,'' and German "citizens" will be degraded to that status if they are found to be Communists or otherwise "unworthy."
The final decree last week is the Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor. This permits Jews to fly a racial flag of their own; prohibits them from flying the German flag; bars Jews from marrying outside their race in Germany; bars them, whether married or not, from having sexual relations across the race line; and, as a final deterrent, forbids a Jew to employ a German female servant less than 45 years old.
The implications of this proviso struck the German Reichstag so forcibly that Deputies clutched their quaking midriffs and the whole chamber roared with Homeric laughter until tears of mirth glistened on many a cheek. Banging down his gavel President Göring boomed: "No Jew can insult Germany!"
The incident involving Judge Brodsky referred to in the Time article had occurred earlier in 1935. Demonstrators had boarded the German ship SS Bremen and torn down the swastika flag. Describing the swastika as a "pirate flag", Judge Brodsky dismissed the charges. He found that such a standard would naturally have incited the demonstrators.
In baseball news, the Cardinals lost again to the Giants, 7-3. It was a classic pitching matchup - Dizzy Dean versus Carl Hubbell. Meanwhile, the Cubs again defeated the Dodgers, 6-3. The Cubs were still in possession of first place. On July 4th, they had been in fourth place, 10-1/2 games back. The Giants were now in third place, 3-1/2 games back. As recently as August 24th, they had led the NL.
Hubbell was to finish the 1935 season at 23-12 with an ERA of 3.27. He allowed 314 hits in just over 302 innings and struck out 150 batters. It was his third straight 20-win season.
The Senators saw their winning streak come to a crashing halt as they dropped both ends of a doubleheader to the Indians. The Yankeees downed the Tigers, 8-7, at Yankee Stadium but still finished the day 8-1/2 games back.
Here's how Time magazine reported the event:
In menacing tones General Göring then read out three new decree laws. The first ended the clumsy arrangement under which the German tricolor and the Nazi swastika have been flown together as national flags. Henceforth Germany's sole flag is the swastika. "It is the anti-Jewish symbol of the world!" thundered General Göring amid deafening cheers. "A soldier from the front lines, Adolf Hitler, pulled us out of the dirt and brought us back to honor. . . . The swastika has become for us a holy symbol!" This, Germans considered, completely answered a Jewish judge in Manhattan named Brodsky who recently called the swastika a "pirate flag." Last week U. S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull sent the German Government a note of "regret" at the Brodsky incident.
Citizenship, Blood & Honor. The second decree read out by General Göring is the National Citizenship Law. This divides Germans into "citizens"' (with such rights as suffrage) and "members" (rights not defined). Jews under this law are automatically "members,'' and German "citizens" will be degraded to that status if they are found to be Communists or otherwise "unworthy."
The final decree last week is the Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor. This permits Jews to fly a racial flag of their own; prohibits them from flying the German flag; bars Jews from marrying outside their race in Germany; bars them, whether married or not, from having sexual relations across the race line; and, as a final deterrent, forbids a Jew to employ a German female servant less than 45 years old.
The implications of this proviso struck the German Reichstag so forcibly that Deputies clutched their quaking midriffs and the whole chamber roared with Homeric laughter until tears of mirth glistened on many a cheek. Banging down his gavel President Göring boomed: "No Jew can insult Germany!"
The incident involving Judge Brodsky referred to in the Time article had occurred earlier in 1935. Demonstrators had boarded the German ship SS Bremen and torn down the swastika flag. Describing the swastika as a "pirate flag", Judge Brodsky dismissed the charges. He found that such a standard would naturally have incited the demonstrators.
In baseball news, the Cardinals lost again to the Giants, 7-3. It was a classic pitching matchup - Dizzy Dean versus Carl Hubbell. Meanwhile, the Cubs again defeated the Dodgers, 6-3. The Cubs were still in possession of first place. On July 4th, they had been in fourth place, 10-1/2 games back. The Giants were now in third place, 3-1/2 games back. As recently as August 24th, they had led the NL.
Hubbell was to finish the 1935 season at 23-12 with an ERA of 3.27. He allowed 314 hits in just over 302 innings and struck out 150 batters. It was his third straight 20-win season.
The Senators saw their winning streak come to a crashing halt as they dropped both ends of a doubleheader to the Indians. The Yankeees downed the Tigers, 8-7, at Yankee Stadium but still finished the day 8-1/2 games back.
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