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scene, devoid of home, hearth and country. Democratic nations had become “inured to
the sight of Jews and Aryans, Liberals and Communists—whether they were professors,
traders, politicians, students, authors and priests—streaming out of Germany.” 71
A new
political and social reality had been created.
Time, some believed, was working against the resettlement of large numbers of
Jews and a “catastrophe” could only be averted by the Reich taking positive actions that
would assist resettlement. 72 Some papers warned that the forced emigration of Jews,
especially those deprived of adequate funds, would foster the spread of anti-Semitism
within the receiving countries. No state, it was argued, could absorb Jewish refugees
without generating the “same kind of prejudice” that had led to such “extreme measures”
within Germany. 73 Some attempted to place the roots of anti-Semitism within Jewry
itself. The “victims” of Nazi persecution “were not so blameless as it was first thought.”
Although acting in a fashion “contrary to ethical principles,” the Germans were
compelled to take steps that would counter the perceived Jewish dominance of the
professions, press and the economy. “’Some think that they have got too strong a
control in the North Atlantic World: The Evolution of State Practices in Europe and the United States from
the French Revolution to the Inter-War Period (New York: Bergahn Books, 2003), 73-91, 84.
71 The Economist July 9, 1938 cited in Katz, “Political Refugees,” 108.
72 Daily Telegraph and Morning Post (London), July 7, 1938 cited in Katz, “Public Opinion,” 106.
73 Western Mail and South Wales News, July 11, 1938. Ibid., 109.
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