Klemperer – October 1935

“A new aspect of the language of the 3rd Reich to be considered: the character sketches of schoolchildren now being introduced, which contain an assessment of their suitability for the national community. Gusti Wieghardt tells us a teacher is said to have written of a 7 year old Jewish boy, he ‘shows all the characteristics of his race.’ On the other hand a Catholic teacher at the Benno Grammar School is said to have credited a small Jewish boy with ‘especially fitted for the community.’ ”

— Oct. 19, 1935

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