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Antisemetic Laws
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Enabling Act
The Enabling Act gave Hitler the power to do whatever he wanted in Germany. He make any law and punish people any way he wanted. -
Jewish Boycott
Hitler called for a boycott of all Jewish business in Germany. The boycott started on April 1, 1933 and lasted for a day. The news of this was everywhere. It drew the world's attention. -
Aryan Law
The first anti-Jewish law was passed, called the "Law for Restoration of the Civil Service," also known as the Aryan Law. -
Berlin Book Burning
The Berlin University went on an act against the un-German spirit. Collection the works of undesirable writers, and threw them in the bonfire, burning 70,000 tons of books before they were done. -
Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws had two parts. "The Law for Protection of German Blood" and "The Reich Citizenship Law". The first part said that Jews and Germans could not get married, they could not have sexual relations, a Jew could not employ women under 45 as housekeepers, and they could not display the German flag or colors. The second part of the law said that you had to prove that you were German, and if you weren't you did not have political rights. -
Law Number 174-Jewish Name Change
If a Jew did not have a recognizably Jewish name, they had to take the middle name Sara or Israel. The newspapers also published a list of recognizable Jewish names. -
Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)
Kristallnach was a government sponsored outbreak of violence going against all the Jews in Germany. It started the night of November 9th, 1938. On the night of November 9th all German and Austrian synagogues were attacked by Stormtroopers. They burned Jewish shops and homes as well. -
Jewish Star Requirement
In September of 1941, Jews had to display a jewish star badge in public.
