Evening star., 1941-11-16
SlOvakia Enacts Many Laws.


were passed between March, 1889,
and February, 1941. More have been
enacted since then. and there are
another six general laws applied
virtually only to Jews and IA regu-
lations governing application of ex-
isting laws.
The concept of Jew" in the Sio-
yak law of April 18. 1899, includes
persons OF Jewish religion, inciud-
ing those who have become Chris
tianS since October 30 1913 per-
sons not belonging to any religious
denomination when one of the par
ents profesSed the Jewish religion,
descendants of persons belonging to
these two categorieS, excepting those
who became Christians before Octo-
ber 80, 1918; persons who marry
Jews.
Slovak laws exclude Jews fully or
partly from law, medicine, Journal
ism, pharmacy. They are not ad-
mitted to the army, but are subject
to compulsory labor service two
months every year. Jewish agricul-
tural real estate is bought by the
state. All Jewish property must be
declared to the police. Use of the
country's flag is forbidden to Jews.
So is ritual slaughter OF animals.
All driving licenses issued to Jews
have been invalidated Jews are ex-
cluded from all schools except pri-
mary ones.
Jewish property rights on lands,
buildings, forests, industrial and
commercial enterprises and bank de-
posts are limited The government
is empowered to issue all necessary
regulations to exclude Jews from
economic and social life in Slovakia
and TO transfer Jewish property TO
Christians. A capital levy of 20 per
cent on all Jewish property and 40
per cent on Jewish banks has Just
been imposed.
Declared in Serbia.
First steps taken by German oc-
cupation forces in Serbia early this
year included seven anti-Semitic
DEGREES
Jews in Serbia were stripped of
official duties, dismissed from public
institutions, barred from the law,
medicine. dentistry, pharmacy, edu-
cational institutions. Jews from IA
TO 60 years of age, both sexes, are
subject to compulsory labor. Jews
may not visit theaters. public enter
tainmentS. baths, sports grounds or
markets. They must stay in hotels
designated for them. They must stay
in their homes from pm until
6 am. Jews and persons married 10
Jews may not write, print or pub
lish books or pamphlets.
Anti-Jewish legislation following
German llneS-that is, restricting or
abrogating property rights, barring
Jews from professions and public
from trade and business. forbidding
ritual slaughter of animals, for
bidding intermarriage with gentiles.
banning them from high schools and
univerSlties-haS been adopted in
Belgium, the Netherlands, France.
Luxembourg, Poland and Alsace, as
well as in other countries under
Axis domination or influence.
In Budapest, the newspaper Mag
yarsag recently suggested that Hun
garian handicrafts be reserved for
Christians. In August. 1941, the
Minister of Agriculture reported
that of the 753,176 acres of property
owned by Jews in Hungary, more
than 568,330 acres had been taken
over by the state.
Croatia Follows Others.
Soon after COatia'S new govern
ment was organized under Pavalic.
who with other Ustachi was for
years given refuge in Italy after the
assassination of Alexander I of Yu-
goSlavia, that state adopted sharp
measures against the Jewish popu-
lation.
Recently 1000 Jews were arrested
and sent to a small island on the
Dalmatian coast, said to be with
out food or water. Within a week
of their arrival, quarter OF them
were reported to have died of starva-
ton.