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Enabling Act
Hitler changed laws in Germany almost as soon as he was appointed in charge. This gave Jews and civillians almost no rights, and gave Hitler and his Nazis the freedom to do almost anything that they would want. -
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Anti-Jewish Laws of Pre-WWII Nazi Germany
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Jewish Boycott
Hitler ordered a boycott of all Jewish businesses in order to keep the Jews "in line". The boycott lasted only one day, attracting only bad attention from around the world, not affecting the Germans, but frightening the Jews even more. -
Aryan Law
All "non-Aryans", or Jews, were expelled from their work. They could not work in theaters, courts, hospitals, newspapers, magazines, schools, and universities. -
Berlin Book Burning
German students in Berlin Germany decided to make a statement against "un-German" books by burning them. Around 70,000 tons of books were burned in this event. -
Nuremberg Laws
"Marriges between Jews and citizens of German or related blood are forbidden. Marriges preformed dispite this ban are invalid, even if preformed abroad to avoid this law."
"Sexual relations between Jews and citizens of German or related blood are forbidden."
"Jews are not permitted to display the German flag or national colors." -
Law #174 - Jewish Name Change
Jews were not permitted into resturaunts, and were not allowed to be considered citizens. It began that you would be considered a Jew if you considered yourself one or if you had 3 or more grandparents that were Jews. Jews were left out of the protection of the law. -
Persecution of Jews
Shop owners would have graffiti on their walls discriminating against the Jews. There were also warnings saying that if the graffiti was removed, so would the owners. -
Jewish Expelled
7,000 Jews are expelled from Germany. Over 1,000 are living in stables and small shelters provided by the officials. Over 17,000 Jews were expelled from Germany. -
Night of Broken Glass
Nazis began an act against the Jews, by burning houses, Synogogues, breaking store windows, and sending male Jews to concentration camps (nearlt all of that population form ages 18 to 65). 1,118 Synogogues were burned, 815 shops destroyed, 29 department stores ruined, and 171 houses demolished. -
Forced Labour
Jewish children are forced to clean the streets in Germany. Other Jews are forced to drag heavy rollers down the street to prepare the damaged streets in Poland. -
Jewish Star of Requirement
"All Jews from the age of six are forbidden to appear in public without displaying the Jewish Star." The Star of David had become a mark of shame for the Jews. -
Jews in the Ghettos
Jews are forced to live in the Ghettos of Poland. People suffer in these horrible living environments and die.
