one of the first actions of hitler's administration was the law for the restoration of the professional civil service which removed jews and politically suspect government employees (including university professors) from their jobs unless they had "demonstrated their loyalty to germany" by serving in world war i. in april 1933 noether received a notice from the prussian ministry for sciences, art, and public education which read: "on the basis of paragraph 3 of the civil service code of 7 april 1933, i hereby withdraw from you the right to teach at the university of göttingen." several of noether's colleagues, including max born and richard courant, also had their positions revoked.