Jan. 10, 1941

Decree by the Reich Commissioner for the occupied territories of the Netherlands issued by Commissioner Seyss-Inquart [Germany / Occupied Netherlands]: “…concerning the obligation to register persons who are entirely or partly of Jewish race. By virtue of article 5 of the Fuehrer’s decree dated 18 May 1940 (RGBl-page 77) …Article 1 Persons who are entirely or partly of Jewish race and who are residing in the occupied territories of the Netherlands are to be registered in accordance with the following regulations. Article 2 (1)  In this decree a person is considered to be entirely or partly of Jewish race if he is descended from even one grandparent of full Jewish blood. (2)  A grandparent is automatically considered as being fully Jewish if he belongs or has belonged to the Jewish religious community. …(2)  The registered person has to pay the registration authorities the fee of one Gulden in advance to cover the issue of the registration certificate. If the person is unable to pay this fee the local Jewish community to which he belongs is compelled to pay the fee.  …The Hague, 10th January 1941 The Reichs commissioner for the occupied territories in the Netherlands. Seyss-Inquart.”
“Official Gazette for the Occupied Dutch Territories, Year 1941,” Nizkor.org; Accessed online 9/6/2012