Denkschrift zur Judenfrage

Antisemitic publication addressing the so-called „Jewish question in Germany” and its changes after the revolution of 1918. In the past Germany was mainly a country through which Jews moved after a generation or two without assimilating. The Social Democratic government is accused of facilitating the immigration of Jews from the East and giving them unwarranted access and influence to government positions. It is stated that the population growth among Jews had increased from 2 million in 1800 to 15 million in 1930, whereas “Aryans” increased from 187 to 602 million. Most of the Jewish population is concentrated in the big cities of the world. It lists the percentage of Jews in the professions (1925) e.g. agriculture 26,3 % Germans 1,5 % Jewish; Industry and craft 36,6 % German 21,9% Jewish, trade and traffic 15,3 % Germans 49,7 % Jewish, Servants 5,1 % vs. 2,8 %, Law and free professions 1,7 % vs. 4,3 %, Without profession or mention 10,7 % Germans 15,4 % Jewish. It further lists each Jewish member in a government position in the various German States and in the Federal government and the percentage of Jews employed as professors in universities and as lawyers, doctors, bank employees (incl. board of directors), in finance and trade. Finally, the Jewish representation in theater, film and politics. These numbers are compared with the proportion of Jews who served in the war (62,272 in 1917), fatalities 18% Germans 7,5% Jewish (officers 36% German, 9% Jewish). The last category discussed is crime, where the Jewish percentage is the highest in white-collar crimes (especially usury).