Chronology of Nuremberg Laws

By rmandt
  • Hitler comes to power

  • Descrimination begins

    all non-Aryan civil servants forcibly retired; Kosher butchering outlawed; German nationality can be revoked from those considered “undesirable”
  • Intensifying

    Jewish newspapers can no longer be sold in the streets; Jews deprived of the status of citizenship; marriage, physical relations between Jews and Aryans forbidden
  • Nueremberg Laws are passed

    Nueremberg Laws are passed
    two measures were announced to the Reichstag at the annual Party Rally in Nuremberg, becoming known as the Nuremberg Laws.The first law, The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honour, prohibited marriages and extramarital intercourse between "Jews" (the name was now officially used in place of "non-Aryans") and "Germans" and also the employment of "German" females under forty-five in Jewish households. The second law, The Reich Citizenship Law, declared those not ofGerman blood to
  • Voting

    Jews no longer have the right to vote
  • Travel

    passport for Jews for travel abroad greatly restricted
  • ID Cards

    Jews must carry ID cards and Jewish passports are marked with a J; Jews may no longer own or bear arms; Jews may no longer head businesses; Jews may no longer attend plays, concerts, etc.; all Jewish children are moved to Jewish schools; all Jewish businesses are shut down; Jews may no longer be in certain places at certain times; Jews must hand over drivers’ licenses and car registrations; Jews must sell their businesses and hand over securities and jewels; Jews may no longer attend university
  • Curfews

    Jews must follow curfews; Jews must turn in radios to the police; Jews must wear yellow stars of David
  • Camps

    Jews may no longer have phones; German Jews begin being taken into “protective custody” – deported to concentration camps
  • House Arrest

    Jews may not leave their houses without permission from the police; Jews may no longer use public telephones
  • Last of Rights

    Jews are forbidden to: subscribe to newspapers; keep dogs, cats, birds, etc.; keep electrical equipment including typewriters; own bicycles; buy meat, eggs, or milk; use public transportation; attend school