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Barefoot in Munich
A lawyer was forced to walk barefoot through the streets with a sign around his neckl. The sign read; "I will never again complain about the police" This was his punishment for disrespecting the Nazi soldiers. -
Enabling Act
During the Enabling Act otherwise known as the "Law for Terminating the Suffering of People and Nation" the government was allowed to pass laws even if it defied the constitution. -
Jewish Boycott
Hitler called a boycott against Jewish owned businesses. Posters were hung up advertizing the event. The boycott lasted one day only and attracted worldwide attention. All attention directed towards the boycott was negative. -
Aryan Law
In April, the first anti-Jewish law was passed. It is commonly known as the Aryan Law. A non-Aryan was considered a Jew and if any Jews had government jobs they were to be fired. What determined if you were a Aryan or not depended on if you had Jewish parents or two or more Jewish grandparents. -
Berlin Book Burning
Students of Berlin University gathered as many books as they could that were written by "undesirable authors". More than 70,000 tons of books were thrown into a bonfire and burned as an act of "German spirit". -
Closed Shop
Many shops that were owned by Jewish people were closed adn shut down by Nazi soldiers. The shop's windows would have writing on them telling people not to buy from Jews and only buy German-based products. -
Nuremberg laws
The Nurmberg Laws were passed in two parts. One of the parts pertained to German blood and the protection of that and the other part pertained to German citizens. German citizens and Jewish people were not allowed to be joined in matrimony. The wedding would not be legitimate. Jews were also not allowed to display the German flag. The laws pertaining to citizenship stated that if you had three or more grandparents that were full Jewish then you were considered a Jew. That number was later lowere -
Discrimination
There was always discrimination against Jewish people. Secitons of each city had parts that were "Jew-friendly" and "non-Jew friendly" These parts of the city included benches specifically for Jewish people. -
Law #174 - Jewish Name Change
Signs were put everywhere to show that Jews were not welcomed in certain places. Jews who didn't have "recognizable Jewish" names had to add parts to their name. Women had to use "Sarah" as a middle name while men had to use the name "Israel". All Jewish people who had passports had to hae a "J" stamped on them or the word "Jude". -
Night of Broken Glass
On the "Night of Broken Glass" many Jewish owned stores and homes had their windows smashed in. Glass littered the streets. The Nazi's claimed they wanted to be spontaneous aginst the Jews. The acts were carried out during the night in "civilian clothes". After that, a notification was sent out that all synagogues were to either be blown up or set on fire immediately. -
Punishment for Children
To punish children, Nazi soldiers would make them clean the streets. This included sweeping, and scrubbing the cobblestones. -
Jewish Star Requirement
The Nazi's kept making new laws to supress and to punish the Jews. One of those laws was that anyone Jewish above the age of six had to wear a yellow star with the word "Jude" written inside of it. The star was a symbol of shame and had to be visible whenever you went out in public
