From the Diaries of Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda
Source: The Diaries of Joseph Goebbels, March 1943 2 March 1943
…We are finally evacuating the Jews from Berlin. Last Sunday they were brought to the concentration points by means of a surprise action and will soon be deported to the east. To our regret, we have again witnessed that the better parts of the population, especially the intelligentsia, do not understand our Jewish policy and some of them even go as far as to take the side of the Jews. As a result of this, information about our planned activities was circulated ahead of time and some of the Jews succeeded in getting away, but we shall catch them yet, in spite of everything. At any rate, I shall not rest until at least the capital of the Reich is completely free of Jews… 9 March 1943 …I shall see to it that no liaison occur between the Jews of Berlin and the foreign workers… 15 March 1943 …The Jews are completely untrustworthy. I have again stated my opinion to the Fuehrer concerning the importance of uprooting the Jews – the earlier the better – from the entire territory of the Reich. The Fuehrer has agreed to the steps I have taken, and has instructed me to go relentlessly on with my actions until no Jew remains in the entire Reich territory… 11 March 1943 …The seizure of the Jewish men and women of privileged mixed marriages had a sensational effect, especially in Bohemian circles, for among actors, in particular, such marriages are still quite common. However, I cannot take this into consideration at the moment. If a German citizen these days is still capable of living in legal marriage with a Jewess, this speaks very strongly against him and in times of war we are not in a position to discuss this problem in a sentimental fashion… 18 April 1943 …The Jewish question in Berlin has not found its final solution yet. In the city there still remains a considerable number of Jews by law, Jews in privileged mixed marriages [mostly marriages with children who are considered Aryan] and even Jews in simple mixed marriages [mostly childless marriages]. This presents grave problems. At any rate, I am issuing an order that all the Jews still living in Berlin be re-assessed. I do not want any more Jews wearing the Jewish start to be seen walking around in the capital of the Reich. They should either be allowed to go without the star and granted the rights of privileged ones, or be deported for good from the capital. I am convinced that purging Berlin of its Jews is the greatest of my political achievements. Whenever I remember the sight of Berlin in 1926 on my arrival here and compare it to its appearance in 1943, after the Jews have been evacuated, only then can I do justice to the greatness of our achievement in this field.
