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An issue of the Dutch Jewish Weekly announcing the registration of Jews in accordance with Reich regulations. June 1941. - An issue of the newspaper Het Joodsche Weekblad – “The Jewish Weekly”, dated June 13, 1941 – published by “Uitgave van den Joodschen Raad voor Amsterdam” – the Jewish Council (Judenrat). Responsible editors: Abraham Asscher and David Cohen – heads of the Judenrat. At the top of the front page, beneath the headline: “Collection of Registration Certificates”, appear instructions received from the Nazi authorities through the chairmen of the Jewish Council stating that Jews must report with registration certificates at the specified dates and locations. It is stated that the obligation to register applies to anyone who has three or four Jewish grandparents – this was the first time that the Nuremberg Laws were applied for the registration of Jews in the occupied Netherlands. To the right appears a notice: “The announcement regarding seaside resorts, etc. The Jewish Council of Amsterdam announces that it hopes to provide additional information in the next issue regarding the official announcement published last week concerning seaside resorts, etc. Please refrain from requesting information until then.” – referring to the new prohibition against Jews appearing at seaside resorts. Following the occupation of the Netherlands in 1940, the Nazis established the Judenrat to administer the Jewish community and mediate the authorities’ directives. This was the only Jewish newspaper permitted to operate in the Netherlands under strict Nazi supervision, and it served as an official instrument for conveying announcements, instructions, and organizing the daily lives of Jews under occupation rule. Also in this issue: an extensive article on the Jews of Yemen and their unique customs, matters relating to the weekly Torah portion, coping with secularization, an article on the laws of modesty, Jewish culture, and more. 16 pages. Complete issue. Fold mark. Good condition.