The claim
A photo is intended to show the Weimar Republic's Duty of Care Ordinance, according to which “all refugees able to work” were obliged to work for a charitable purpose.
Our conclusion
No source can be found that contains the text in the image, which is inconsistent. The paragraph mentioned contains a similar text, but in terms of its meaning it does not address refugees at all, but rather all those who are able to work with support.
As is well known, many people of the past, whether Reich citizens or politically motivated people, wish that the “good old days” were back, in this case the Weimar Republic, in which a regulation supposedly stated that “ all refugees who were able to work ” had to do charitable work they would otherwise not receive food and accommodation.
But apparently these people don't even know the regulations of the Weimar Republic.
The alleged duty of care regulation
Of course, a link to that duty of care regulation is never provided, it is only ever distributed in image form:

Duty of Care Ordinance in the Weimar Republic ” and “ Those who don’t work shouldn’t eat written in Old English, the text of the ordinance should read:
“All able-bodied refugees (men and women aged 16-55) are obliged to do charitable work for five to seven hours a day to the best of their ability. (§ 19 RFV.) Anyone who does not work may not be fed or accommodated. Only refugees who pay the costs of food and accommodation themselves and women who have to look after small children or relatives in need of care are exempt from compulsory work.”
Two discrepancies
A direct search for the text leads nowhere: it cannot be found in the “Reich principles on the requirements, type and extent of public welfare” (see HERE ) of the time. In general, it is suspicious that the heading “Ordinance in the Weimar Republic ” is also written in Old English, as if it belonged there, the term didn’t even exist at the time; in legal texts the word “German Empire” was always written.
The term “ refugees ” also does not fit into a document that is supposed to come from the Weimar Republic. used colloquially after the Second World War - well after the Weimar Republic, which lasted from 1919 to 1933.
The said paragraph 19
Since the text already contains inconsistencies and cannot be found anywhere, it might help us to take a look at paragraph 19, which can actually be found in a Reich Law Gazette from 1924 and which deals with work and maintenance obligations (see HERE ).

“In appropriate cases, support for those able to work can be granted by instructing appropriate work of a charitable nature or made dependent on the performance of such work, unless this would mean obvious hardship or a law contradicts this.”
Source: Reichsgesetzblatt, year 1924
- So it's about everyone who is able to work and who receives support, not just refugees
- Support may , but does not have to, depend on community service “ in appropriate cases
So it is a so-called “optional paragraph” - the possibility was given, but not a must, just like today's paragraphs, which say, for example, that a prison sentence can be imposed , has to be imposed .
Conclusion
No source can be found that contains the text in the image. The paragraph mentioned contains a similar text, but in terms of its meaning it does not address refugees at all, but rather all those who are able to work with support. In addition, the terms “Weimar Republic” and “refugees” were not used at all at the time.
The text is therefore in all likelihood a forgery.
Additional source:
dpa
Also interesting: The photo of what appears to be an old newspaper is irrefutable proof for conspiracy myths: the USA was bought in 1927 by the five richest families, including the Rothschilds and the Rockefellers.
But if you know what this newspaper is called, you'll be in tears (when cutting it)... - In 1927, the USA wasn't bought by five billionaires!
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