Professor Hamilton's Diary: Nov. 17, 1935

They spend a quiet Sunday at home; Hitler declares Jews aren't German citizens

It was wet and cold today, and the Hamiltons didn’t even go to church. Instead, they stayed home, the girls played, and he did some studying. In the afternoon he picked up a pianist friend of Margaret’s and brought her to their house, where they played duets together, Margaret on violin. That evening they listened to music on the radio.

In Germany, Nazi Party members were reacting in a surprising way to Adolf Hitler’s decree that only full-blooded Jews were non-citizens of Germany rather than all people with Jewish blood. Paid subscribers can read on about reaction within the Nazi Party to this step. Please click the link to upgrade to paid.

The photograph of one of the most virulent Jew-haters in the Nazi inner circle, Julius Streicher, was accessed via Wikimedia Commons.