wˌɛn ðə nˈɑːtsɪz kˈeɪm tə pˈaʊɚɹ ɪn dʒˈɜːməni ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː, ˈælfɹɪd ænd ɹˈɪtʃɚd mˈɜːtən wɜːɹ ɛkspˈɛld fɹʌm ˈɔːl pˈʌblɪk ˈɑːfɪsᵻz baɪ ðə nˈæʃənəl sˈoʊʃəlˌɪsts bɪkˈʌz ʌv ðɛɹ dʒˈuːɪʃ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz.
When the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, Alfred and Richard Merton were expelled from all public offices by the National Socialists because of their Jewish origins.