▁disc rimin ated ▁against , ▁opp ress ed , ▁and ▁denied ▁rank ▁within ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁other ▁government ▁institutions . ▁This ▁fact ▁dis pro ves ▁the ▁" less ▁than ▁eager ▁to ▁serve " ▁attitude ▁of ▁Jews ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Results ▁and ▁re actions ▁ ▁The ▁episode ▁marked ▁a ▁shock ing ▁moment ▁for ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community , ▁which ▁had ▁passion ately ▁back ed ▁the ▁War ▁effort ▁and ▁displayed ▁great ▁ ▁patri ot ism ; ▁many ▁Jews ▁saw ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁prove ▁their ▁commit ment ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁hom eland . ▁Over ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Army ; ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁per ished ▁in ▁battle , ▁while ▁another ▁ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁decor ated ▁for ▁bra very . ▁ ▁That ▁their ▁fellow ▁coun tr ymen ▁could ▁turn ▁on ▁them ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁major ▁dis may ▁for ▁most ▁German ▁Jews , ▁and ▁the ▁moment ▁marked ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁rapid ▁decl ine ▁in ▁what ▁some ▁histor ians ▁called ▁" J ew ish - G erman ▁sym b ios is ." ▁Jud enz ähl ung , ▁den ounced ▁by ▁German ▁Jews ▁as ▁a ▁" stat ist ical ▁mon st ros ity ", ▁was ▁a ▁catal yst ▁for ▁intens ified ▁ant is emit ism . ▁The ▁episode ▁also ▁led ▁increasing ▁numbers ▁of ▁young ▁German ▁Jews ▁to ▁accept ▁Z ion ism , ▁as ▁they ▁realized ▁that ▁full ▁assim ilation ▁into ▁German ▁society ▁was ▁un att ain able . ▁