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German law and the Jews

German law and the Jews. Laws that were passed by the Nazi party against the Jews from 1933 onwards in Germany.  Davies 2010. The Great Depression.

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German law and the Jews

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  1. German law and the Jews Laws that were passed by the Nazi party against the Jews from 1933 onwards in Germany  Davies 2010

  2. The Great Depression • During the 1930s, America and Europe was plunged into a Great Depression. Overnight, money became worthless. Unemployment soared and thousands of men had to queue on the ‘breadlines’ just to eat. Thousands starved to death in every country.

  3. Anti-Semitism • The Jews of Germany, many of whom had served in the German army – were blamed for all the bad things happening in the the country. • Propaganda showed the prosperous Jew (as most were educated and fairly successful) taking bread from the mouths of German babes. Hatred towards these people grew. People needed a scapegoat to blame for losing the war and the extreme poverty in Germany.

  4. In Germany • Having just lost a world war, Germany was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles to have an army or weapons. • In addition, Germany had to pay reparations (money for the damage caused by WWI) Germany grew poorer by the day. • One man promised to restore German pride by re-building the forces (defying the treaty) and returning honest German men to work.

  5. January 30th 1933 • Adolph Hitler is voted into power and becomes Chancellor of the German Reich.

  6. From 1933 to 1941 more than 2,000 anti-Jewish laws were passed and brutally enforced in Nazi Germany. • Here are just a few. Notice how subtly they build up.

  7. 1st April 1933 • Hitler says that no one can use Jewish shops (this began as a one day boycott.).

  8. 7th April 1933 • All non German civil servants are forced to retire.

  9. 21st April 1933 • A law is passed that forbids Kosher butchering and the selling of Kosher food.

  10. 16th March 1935 • Jewish newspapers can no longer be printed or sold in the streets.

  11. 18th August 1935 • Marriage between Jews and non-Jews are forbidden.

  12. 3rd March 1936 • Jewish families are denied child allowances.

  13. 7th March 1936 • Jews no longer have the right to take part in elections.

  14. 2nd July 1937 • Jewish students are removed from German schools.

  15. 13th March 1938 • Viennese Jews made to scrub the streets.

  16. 23rd July 1938 • Jews have to carry an identification card.

  17. 27th July 1938 • All ‘Jewish’ street names throughout Germany are re-named.

  18. 27th July 1938 • Separate park benches for Jews and non-Jews.

  19. 9th November 1938 • German Jews suffer the Kristallnacht – night of broken glass where across Germany Jewish homes and synagogues are attacked.

  20. 23rd November 1938 • All Jewish businesses are closed down.

  21. 8th December 1938 • All Jewish students are removed from German universities.

  22. 1st September 1939 • This train says, “We’re going to Poland to strike at the Jews”.

  23. 3rd September 1939 • Germany invades Poland and World War Two begins. • A new law states that Jews can no longer go outside after 9.00pm (CURFEW).

  24. 23rd September 1939 • Jews have to hand all radios over to the police.

  25. 23rd September 1939 • All Polish Jews must wear a patch on their outer garments. This patch will be in the shape of a yellow Star of David.

  26. 12th February 1940 • All German Jews are to be taken into ‘protective custody’ to lesson attacks upon them in the streets.

  27. 29th July 1940 • Jews may no longer have telephones.

  28. 31st July 1941 • The beginning of the ‘final solution’ to the ‘Jewish problem’ in Germany and occupied Europe.

  29. 24th April 1942 • Jews are no longer allowed to use any form of public transport or own a bicycle.

  30. 15th May 1942 • Jews are no longer allowed to keep pets. • Jews can no longer go to public places such as cinemas, theatres or restaurants.

  31. 19th June 1942 • 19.6.1942 • Jews must hand over ALL electrical equipment to the police e.g. hairdryers, tools etc...

  32. 20th July 1942 • 20.7.1942 • All Jewish schools and synagogues are finally shut down. Jews are no longer entitled to an education.

  33. 18th September 1942 • 18.9.1942 • Jews are no longer permitted to buy meat, eggs or milk. • Jews are no longer permitted to own a house or business.

  34. THE PUNISHMENT FOR BREAKING ANY OF THESE LAWS . . . IS DEATH.

  35. 4th October 1942 • All Jews left in concentration camps in Germany will now be transported to Auschwitz.

  36. Signs went up across Germany saying, ‘The Jews are our misfortune’.

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