18. Policies towards the Jews, 1933-37 Flashcards
When was the boycott of Jewish shops?
1 April, 1933
Who carried out the boycott?
Brownshirt SA
What was the impact of the boycott?
Big public impact, featured prominently in news coverage (German and foreign)
How long did the boycott last for?
1 day
What law required Jews to be dismissed from the Civil Service?
The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service, April 1933
What exceptions did Hindenburg insist on?
German Jews who had served in WWI and those whose fathers had been killed in the war
How many Jews emigrated in 1933?
37,000
Which other professions were Jews banned from in 1933?
Legal, doctors, teachers
What law was placed in education and what did it do?
The Law against Overcrowding of German Schools and Universities, April 1933
Restricted the number of Jewish children who could attend on the basis that Aryan students would receive more resources and attention instead of wasting time and money on pupils who would ‘grow up to be enemies of Germany’
What law was applied to the press?
October 1933 - the Reich Press Law
Enabled the regime to apply strict censorship and to close down publications they disliked
Jews had a prominent role in journalism before this
When were the Nuremberg Laws announced?
September 1935
What laws were introduced under the Nuremberg Laws?
Reich Citizenship Law - classified Jews as subjects
the Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honour - outlawed marriage to Aryans
How were the Nuremberg Laws enforced?
Outlawed physical contact, Aryan women pressured to leave their Jewish husbands and divorce made easier
Relationships were at risk of being denounced by the Gestapo - Jewish men who were convicted were often arrested and then sent to camps
How did the First Supplementary Decree on the Reich Citizenship Law define a ‘full Jew’
Someone who had three Jewish grandparents or 2 grandparents and married to a Jew
