Nazi Jewish Policy 1933-1937 Flashcards
(12 cards)
What was the April 1933 Boycott?
Nazi’s launched an organised boycott of Jewish businesses enforced by SA members
Justified as a response to negative overseas reports about the Nazi regime (by allegedly Jewish journalists) and boycotts of German goods
What was the impact of the April 1933 boycott?
Limited impact, in reality shoppers just irritated and ignored as Germans had not been converted to Nazi ideology
-Proved to the regime that discrimination had to be a gradual approach of indoctrination of public into antisemitism and build-up of legal measures to force Jews out
What law as part of the Gleichschaltung process was introduced on the 7th April 1933?
Law for Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
What did the Law for Restoration of the Professional Civil Service do?
-Prevented non-aryans and political opponents from working for the state
-The April Boycotts and early laws sparked a wave of middle class Jewish emigration, around 37,000 in 1933
What was the Law on the Admission to the Legal Profession?
7th April 1933
New regulations to try and get rid of non-aryans from professions
However,
Jewish lawyers= 16% of Germany’s legal profession and of the non-aryans lawyers practising in 1933, 60% were able to continue working in spite of new regulations
What was the Decree Regarding Physicians Services with the National Health Service?
22nd April 1933
More than 10% of doctors were Jews
Attacked by Press as a “danger to German Society”
Growth in anti-semantic propaganda
this banned Jewish doctors however many continued practising for years later
What was the Law against the Overcrowding in Schools and Universities?
25 April 1933
Restricted the number of Jewish children who could attend state schools and universities and instead supported Aryan children
What happened to Propaganda and indoctrination from 1933 onwards?
Constant stream of Propaganda messages about Jews
Introduction of lessons on Eugenics theory in Schools which was compulsory by 1936
Integration of anti-Semitic ideas into children literature e.g Der Giftpliz
When were the Nuremberg Laws announced?
September 1935 at annual Nuremberg rally
What were the Nuremberg laws?
The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honour
(Designed to isolate Jews from integration into German society and stop “interbreeding” by prohibiting marriage or sexual relations between Jews and non-Jews)
The Reich Citizenship law
(Defined who could be a citizen or not, Jews lost all civil rights)
Some confusion emerged over “racial classification”
-1 Jewish grandparent = Mischlinge Grade 1= not jew
-2 jewish grandparent= Mischlinge Grade 2 = Jew if married to a Jew or followed Judaism (based on behaviour not genetics= so not fully radicalised policies yet?)
What was the impact of the Nuremberg Laws?
-Removal of legal protections for Jews accelerated loss of employment and loss of supported for Jewish businesses
- Documentary proof of Aryan heritage important for anyone facing questions
-segregation of almost all public life becoming increasingly common
Summary of Nazi policy towards Jews in the years 1933-1937
=gradual build up of anti-semitic legislation
-Anitsemitism common in Germany and the rest of Europe before Nazi’s and tide of Nazi propaganda and actions against other social groups which reduced some of the concern about radicalisation of Nazi state towards Jews
-many Germans unenthusiastic about new legislation but almost no public protest or challenge by late 1930s = propaganda and terror state successful in persuading compliance of radicalised racial policy
