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enabling act
was a 1933 amendment to the Weimar Constitution that gave the German Cabinet – in effect, Chancellor Adolf Hitler – the power to enact laws without the involvement of the Reichstag. It passed in both the Reichstag and Reichsrat on 23 March 1933, and was signed by President Paul von Hindenburg later that day. The act stated that it was to last four years unless renewed by the Reichstag, which occurred twice. -
jewish boycott
"declaration of war" against Germany by Jewish organizations world-wide immediately after Hitler became Chancellor. It was the first of many measures against the Jews of Germany, which ultimately culminated in the "Final Solution". -
Berlin Book Burning
berlin university students decided on an act "against german spirit." they collected jewish books and threw them on a huge bonfire. the burned 70,000 tons of books before they were done. -
laws against establishment of parties
the national socialist german workers' party was the only political party in germany. -
nuremberg laws
laws for the jewish were passes out ristricting jewish rights and breaking these laws had a consiquence of imprisonment, pena servirtude, or murder. -
addition to the nuremberg laws
jews could not be citezens and they could not vote. all jewish officials had to retire as of december 31, 1935. it also included who would be considered a jew with their blood line. -
law #174
if a jew did not have a reconizable jewish name, then women had to add "sarah" as a middle name and men had to add "israel." the government publishes a list of many jewish names. -
Night Of Broken Glass
on the nights of november 9th through 10th, there was broken glass littering the streets all over germany. it was an "expression of the people's rage at the murderous acts of the jews." -
Jewish Star Requirement
"all jews from the age 6 are forbidden to appear in public wothout displaying the jewish star."
