Jul. 1, 1943

Thirteenth Regulation under the Reich Citizenship Law of 1 July 1943 – Under Article 3 of the Reich Citizenship Law of September 15, 1935, Wilhelm Frick [Germany]: “1943 Reichsgesetzblatt, PART I, Page 372 – Thirteenth Regulation under the Reich Citizenship Law of 1 July 1943 – Under Article 3 of the Reich Citizenship Law of September 15, 1935 (RGBl I 1146) the following is ordered: Article 1 – 1. Criminal actions committed by Jews shall be punished by the police. 2. The provision of the Polish penal laws of 4 December 1941 (RGBl I 759) shall no longer apply to Jews. Article 2 – 1. The property of a Jew shall be confiscated by the Reich after his death. 2. The Reich may, however, grant compensation to the non-Jewish legal heirs and persons entitled to sustenance who have their domicile in Germany. …Article 3 – The Reich Minister of the Interior with the concurrence of the participating higher authorities of the Reich shall issue the legal and administrative provisions for the administration and enforcement of this regulation. In doing so he shall determine to what extent the provisions shall apply to Jewish nationals of foreign countries. Article 4 – This regulation shall take effect on the seventh day of its promulgation. In the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia it shall apply where German administration and German courts have jurisdiction; Article 2 shall also apply to Jews who are citizens of the Protectorate. – Berlin, 1 July 1943 – The Reich Minister of the Interior, Frick; Chief of the Party Chancellery, M. Bormann; Reich Minister of Finance, Count Schwerin von Krosigk; Reich Minister of Justice, Dr. Thierack”