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An Aryan paragraph is a clause in the statutes of an organization or corporation that reserves membership and/or right of residence solely for members of the postulated Aryan race and excludes from such rights any non-Aryans, particularly Jews or those of Jewish descent. They were an essential aspect of public life in Germany and Austria from 1885 to 1945.

History

One of the first documentable examples of such a paragraph was written by the Austrian nationalist leader and anti-Semite Georg von Schönerer in his nationalistic Linz Program of 1882, and countless German national sports-clubs, song societies, school clubs, harvest circles and fraternities followed suit to also include Aryan paragraphs in their statutes. However, the best-known Aryan paragraphs are to be found in the legislation of Nazi Germany.

See also

• Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
• Ahnenpass
• Ariernachweis
• Ethnic cleansing

Source

• This page is a translation of its German equivalent.