Italy Restricts Jews
Forbids Intermarriage
Cuts Economic Activity in Policies Laid
Down on Broad Lines
Down on Broad Lines
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Rome (AP)—Italy struck at “World
Hebrewism” as the “inspirer of anti-fascism” today by forbidding intermarriage of Jews and Italians and restricting Jewish economic activity. The Fascist Grand Council laid down the anti-Semitic regulations in a series of orders for “defense of the Italian race” which evidently were imbued with the spirit of em- pire. Many of the new restrictions were directed against Jews, but the pol- icy was drafted on broad lines to affect “African, Semitic and other races” than Italian. The Grand Council declared the necessity for “race consciousness” to be urgent ”'since the conquest of empire,” and called for “quantita- tive and qualitative betterment” of the Italian race. TWO CONCESSIONS
It made two concessions to Jews
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in line with Premier Mussolini’s
promise of moderation in his speech at Trieste Sept 18, exempting Jews who had served the country meri- toriously in war and holding out the possibility of sanctuary for Jews in Ethiopia. The mixed marriage ban forbade union of Italians and “African, Semitic and other races,” and mar- riage of civilian and military em- ployes of the state to “foreign women of whatever race.” Other Italians were required to have the Interior ministry’s permission be- fore a foreign marriage. Special economic and political re- strictions prohibited Italian Jews from belonging to the Fascist party, owning or managing business firms employing more than 100 persons, owning more than 50 hectares (123.5) acres) of land, or entering Italy’s military services. Please Turn to Page Two |
