Anti-Jewish laws in Pre-War Germany

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    Nazi Germany

  • Enabling Act

    (<-- This is some kind of message being sent to the crowd about the enabling act) As soon as Hitler became chancellor, the Nazis made their complete control over Germany legally possible. They changed the laws. A month later, the enabling act started and was callled, "The Law for Terminating the Suffering of People and Nation." The act enabled the government to pass any law, write any decree, and perform any act it wished to. Even if it violated the constitution.
  • Jewish Boycott

    (Poster (issued by the Jewish War Veterans of the United States) calling for a boycott of German goods. New York, United States, between 1937 and 1939.)
    On April 1, 1933, the Nazis carried out the first nationwide, planned action against Jews: a boycott targeting Jewish businesses and professionals.On the day of the boycott, Storm Troopers (Sturmabteilung; SA) stood menacingly in front of Jewish-owned department stores and retail establishments, and the offices of professionals such as doctors.
  • Aryan Law (Civil Service=Government Jobs)

    (A poster having something to do with the Aryan Law) The “Aryan Law” was a piece of legislation the Nazis implemented early in Hitler’s rule to drive Jews out of the professions.
  • Berlin Book Burning

    [Nazis and students burn books on a huge bonfire of 'anti german' literature in the Opemplatz, Berlin] "Book burning" refers to the ritual destruction by fire of books or other written materials. It is usually done in public. The burning of books represents an element of censorship and usually proceeds from a cultural, religious, or political opposition to the materials in question.
  • Nuremberg Laws

    (The picture shows a woman hiding her face.) Jews had their own certain places to be. They were not allowed regular German privileges. For example, the woman in the picture is sitting on a bench for Jews. The bench says, “For Jews Only.”
  • Night of Broken Glass (keep scrolling down)

    [As the synagogue in Oberramstadt burns during Kristallnacht (the "Night of Broken Glass"), firefighters instead save a nearby house. Local residents watch as the synagogue is destroyed.]
    It appeared to be unplanned, set off by Germans' anger over the assassination of a German official in Paris at the hands of a Jewish teenager. German propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and other Nazis carefully organized the pogroms. In two days, over 250 synagogues were burned.Poplice/Firemen just stood by.
  • Jewish Star Requirement

    (This is The star of David; They had to wear this)
    The German government forced jews to wear Jewish badges so that Jews could be easily identified.
  • Jewish name change

    (A Jewish man walking around Germany)
    Jews had to change their names in order to be identified. Some changed their names to Christian names so they wouldn't be treated badly.