Nazi policies towards the Jews, 1933-37 Flashcards
(26 cards)
When did the Nazi regime impose a boycott of Jewish shops ?
1 April 1933
How did Hitler justify the Jewish boycott ?
Jews in Germany and abroad had called for a boycott of German goods
How was the effect of the boycott maximised ?
by Goebbles’s propaganda campaign
How did the boycott work ?
SA members marked out which places of business were to be targeted and they stood outside them intimidating would be customers
also applied to professions such as doctors or lawyers
Why was the 1933 Jewish boycott not a complete success ?
it was unclear what businesses were Jewish or half Jewish or simply had Jewish employees and was a German business
How long did the 1933 Jewish boycott last ?
one day
When was the Law for Restoration of the Professional Civil Service introduced ?
April 1933
What did the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service do ?
it required Jews to be dismissed from the civil service
What was the problem with the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service ?
there was no definition of who was racially Jewish
Hindenburg insisted exemption for German Jews who had served in WW1 or whose fathers had been killed in the war
applied for 2 thirds of Jews in civil service
Psychological impact of civil service law in 1933 ?
devastating effect on middle-class Jews many emigrated
In 1933 how many Jews left Germany?
37,000
% of Jewish lawyers ?
16%
% of Jewish doctors ?
more than 10%
When were Jewish doctors banned ?
April 1933
What law in April 1933 restricted the amount of Jewish children who could attend state schools and unis ?
the Law against Overcrowding of German Schools and Universities
When was the Reich Press Law ?
Oct 1933
What did the Reich Press Law enable?
the regime to apply strict censorship and to close down publications they disliked
When were the Nuremberg laws introduced ?
1935
What were the Nuremberg Laws ?
- Reich Citizenship law meant someone could be a German citizen only if they had pure German blood
- the Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honour outlawed marriage between aryans and non-aryans
Consequences of breaking Nuremburg Laws ?
Jewish men convicted were often arrested by Gestapo after being released and sent to concentration camps
What did the Nuremburg laws later go on to extend to ?
outlawed almost any physical contact between Aryans and Jews
What did the Nov 1935 First Supplementary Decree on the Reich Citizenship Law define as a “full Jew”?
someone who had 3 Jewish grandparents or 2 Jewish grandparents and was married to a Jew
What were ‘Half Jews’ labelled as ?
Mischlinge
Discrimimation against Jews in daily life :
- ban on Jews using swimming pools
- pubs and other businesses put up signs banning Jews
