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June
19, 1934
Hans
Hinkel
Staatskommissar
NSDAP
[Nazi Party] Gau Hessen-Nassau
District
Office, Frankfurt on Main
In
reply to your inquiry of June 6, 1934, I wish to state
that, for a variety of reasons, it is to be permitted
for the Jews to join together in an Organization, the
Cultural Association of German Jews (Kulturbund
deutscher Juden), which will be supervised by the
State Police and other Party organizations. The main
reasons for this [permission], apart from intentions
connected with foreign policy, is the easier
supervision and the concentration of the
intellectual-artistic Jews in an organization where
Jews will "make art" only for Jews.
Permission has been given generally for the State of
Prussia, because the Secret State Police, which is
mainly responsible for the supervision, gave its
express approval. The existence of this Jewish
organization will depend on its observance of various
conditions. One of these conditions is that the
gatherings of the Association will not be advertised
publicly. Immediately on receipt of your communication
I was in touch with Dr. Singer, the head of the local
central office of the Association, with the urgent
request that he inform the associated organizations
and responsible colleagues that in future publicly
exhibited posters or announcements in shops would no
longer be tolerated and would endanger the whole work
of the Association.
Heil
Hitler!
Hinkel
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