Nuremberg Laws (1935)

Cards (10)

  • Nuremberg Laws introduced
    1935
  • Nuremberg Laws
    • Attacked the basic rights of Jews in Germany
    • Stemmed from fanatical Nazis who were unhappy with the slow progress of the measures against the Jews, wanting harsher policies
  • Intermarriage between Jews and Germans
    A criminal offence, however, existing marriages were not dissolved or criminalised, perhaps in order to maintain public support
  • German Jews
    Stripped of their German citizenship and took away any protection of their rights under the law, enforcing in law what many people were already starting to believe, that Jews were not German
  • Jews in Germany
    Turned from German citizens to residents of Germany
  • Things Jews were not allowed to do
    • Marry or have sexual relations with non-Jews
    • Use public facilities such as swimming pools and restaurants
    • Be members of sports clubs
    • Play with non-Jewish children
  • Removal of protection under the law for Jews
    Made sure that any future abuse of Jewish people was not punishable by law
  • Transformed the lives of Jews all over Germany, including thousands of people who had not previously known their families had Jewish heritage
  • This further encouraged and continued persecution, with the search for Jews and for converted Jews to be driven out of their jobs
  • Germans weren't particularly concerned about what was happening to the Jews, with many seemingly welcoming the laws