Anti-Jewish Laws in Pre-War Germany

  • Enabling Acts

    Enabling Acts
    The Enabling Act is also called "The Law for Terminating the Suffering of People and Nation." This act enabled the government to pass any law, write anydecree, perform almost any act they wished. Also Hitler and the Nazis never worried about laws and the rights of the citizens again after the act.
  • Jewish Boycott

    Jewish Boycott
    Hitler called for a boycott of all the Jewish businesses in Germany. He said it was necessary to controland give an outlet to the spontaneous acts of anti-Semitism ocurring throughout the country. The Nazis believed the boycott occurred because of the worldwide outrage at events in Germany which was created by the Jews.
  • Aryan Law (Civil Service=Government Jobs)

    Aryan Law (Civil Service=Government Jobs)
    This was the first anti-Jewish law passed. After the law was passed, all non-Aryans were expelled. Between that date and the end of the year, all Jews were effected in almost all of the professions. Then the Jews dominated Germany.
  • Berlin Book Burning

    Berlin Book Burning
    Students from Berlin University collected the works of "undesirable witers" and threw them on a huge bonfire. They burned 70,000 tons of books.
  • Nuremberg Laws

    Nuremberg Laws
    The Nuremberg Laws are split into two parts. One was called "The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor," and the second was, "The Reich Citizenship Law."
  • Law#174-Jewish Name Change

    Law#174-Jewish Name Change
    The Jewish Name Change is when a German couple have children and they can't name their child a 'Jewish' name.
  • Night of Broken Glass

    Night of Broken Glass
    The reason why its called, "The Night of Broken Glass" is because of how much glass was smashed from Jewish storefronts and homes that littered the streets all over Germany.
  • Jewish Star Requirement

    Jewish Star Requirement
    The Jewish Star Requirement had all the Jews leave the house with the Star of David.