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1. Full Date of Act	1937
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Law issued by Third Reich
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “...on June 11, 1937, one of the few remaining legal protections given to German Jews was further stripped away when Jews were prohibited from giving testimony in German courts.” “1937: The Quiet Before the Storm.” holocaustchronicle.org
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6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
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1. Full Date of Act	1937
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Decree issued by Reich Economics Ministry
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “On 27 November, 1937, a decree from the Reich Economics Ministry instructed supervisory bodies to grant absolute ‘priority’ to non-Jewish importers and to limit the quotas of Jewish importers correspondingly.” Frank Bajohr: "'Aryanisation' in Hamburg: The Economic Exclusion of the Jews and the Confiscation of their Property in Nazi Germany." (2002) Orig. published in German in 1997; Online book; p. 175
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6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
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1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 19, 1937
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Decree amending the Reich Labor Service Law issued by Adolf Hitler
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Article 7 (1) – Jews are not permitted to the Reich Labor Service. (2) Jews of mixed heritage cannot be superior in the Reich Labor Service. […] Berlin 19 March 1937 – The Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler.
5. Source	1937 Reichsgesetzblatt I, page 325. Accessed online
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2016
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Apr. 15, 1937
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Circular on the Acquisition of a Doctorate Decree for Jews of German Citizenship issued by the Ministry of Science and Education
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	In agreement with the Deputy of the Fuehrer, the Reich- and Prussian Minister of the Interior and the Foreign Office, I order with immediate effect, that Jews […] who have German citizenship, are no longer admitted to the doctoral exam. Jews are also not allowed to receive a renewal of their doctoral diplomas.[…] Berlin 15 April 1937 - the Reich- and Prussian Minister of Science and Education, Signed for by Zschinzsch.
5. Source	Deutsche Wissenschaft, Erziehung und Volksbildung - 3.1937, page 224. Accessed online
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2016
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 8, 1937
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Ordinance on the Admission of Physicians to the Treatment of Health Insurance Members” issued by Reich Minister of Labor
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Article 1 (7) The following shall be added to article 15, paragraph 2 (of the original law): 2. Physicians who themselves or whose spouse are not of German or related blood. The Reich Fuehrer of the Health Insurance Association can grant an exception to half-Jews. […] Berlin 8 September 1937 – The Reich Minister of Labor for the Secretary of State Rettig.
5. Source	1937 Reichsgesetzblatt I, page 973. Online, Accessed online
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2015
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Sep. 23, 1937
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Decree on Manufacturing and Sales of Radios by Jewish Firms issued by the Reich Economy Minister
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	The Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda and I agree with the following: […] 1. Jewish firms may not a) produce radios, b) nor deliver items for installation in the recipient, c) nor sell radios as a wholesaler, retailer or business representative. […] Berlin 23 September 1937 - The Reich and Prussian Minister of Economy, Schacht.
5. Source	Sauer, Paul: Dokumente über die Verfolgung der Jüdischen Bürger in Baden-Württemberg durch das Nationalsozialistische Regime 1933-1945, volume I, page 194.
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2016
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Oct. 8, 1937
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Appointment regulations for pharmacists issued by the Reich Ministry of Interior
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Article 3 - The following has to be attached in the original to the application for the appointment: […] (4) Proof, that the applicant is not a Jew. Article 6 - (5) The appointment shall be refused if the applicant is a Jew. […] Berlin 8 October 1937 – The Reich Minister of Interior signed by Pfundtner.
5. Source	1937 Reichsgesetzblatt I, page 1118, Accessed online
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2016
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Nov. 4, 1937
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	General Order on the German Salute issued by the Reich Ministry of Justice
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	No. 349- The German Salute is the greeting of German citizens. When dealing with judicial authorities, in particular in court sessions, Jews are therefore not allowed to use the German salute.
5. Source	Deutsche Justiz. Rechtspflege und Rechtspolitik. Amtliches Blatt der deutschen Rechtspflege 1937, page 1760.
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2016
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Nov. 16, 1937
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Circular regarding Jewish passports for foreign travel issued by Reich Interior Ministry
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	[…] II. Passports with validity for other countries shall not be issued to Jews. However the following exceptions can be made: 1. Emigrants. Passports for foreign travel can be issued to Jews if the passport is needed for emigration or for the preparation of it. […] 2. Travel serving the German economic interest. Passports for foreign travel can be issued to Jews if the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of the applicant’s company can confirm to the passport authorities upon request that the applicant has important international business relations and that the maintenance of these relations is for the German economic benefit. […] Berlin 16 November 1937 – The Reich Minister of Interior Heydrich.
5. Source	Digitales Archiv Marburg, Accessed online
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2015
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	"Jewish Dress Code" Issued by Hans Frank
3. Geography of Act	Germany / Occupied
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) "Hans Frank ordered all Jewish Poles above the age of 11 years in German-occupied Poland to wear white armbands with a blue Star of David. "Yellow badge;" wikipedia.org
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6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
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1. Full Date of Act	1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Act XV of 1938” issued by Hungarian Government
3. Geography of Act	Hungary
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “Hungary did in fact adopt two major anti-Jewish laws before entering the war on the side of Germany, the first in 1938...Act XV of 1938 is known as the ‘first Jewish law’ despite earlier anti-Jewish legislation. Act XV was similar to the numerus clausus, but broader in scope, more discriminatory in language, and less ambiguous in intent. Whereas the 1920 legislation was confined to university admissions, this new law extended restrictions to journalism, film and fine arts, law, engineering, and medicine. In each case the proportion of Jews was not to exceed 20 percent. That this proportion is less draconian than the earlier restrictions is less an admission of the severity of the first numerus clausus than recognition of the potential economic harm to Hungary a lower threshold might pose. Unlike the earlier law, Act XV names Jews specifically as the target, and defines them in religious rather than racial terms.” Wittenberg, Jason: “International Influences on anti-Jewish Legislation in Interwar Hungary.” berkeley.edu; p. 8 2) “In Hungary, the first step toward a ‘racial’ discrimination among Hungarian citizens was the so-called first Jewish Law of 1938. It stipulated that the proportion of Jews in the chamber of the press, in the chamber of the theater and film, in the chambers of lawyers, engineers and medical doctors as well as in the professional jobs of certain companies should not go beyond twenty percent.” Molnar, Judit: “Gendarmes, Policemen, Functionaries and the Jews-New Findings on the Behavior of Hungarian Authorities During the Holocaust.” jewishvirtuallibrary.org 3) “…the First…Jewish Law (May 1938)…statutes restricting Jews’ civil, business, and professional rights…” Levy, Richard S.: “Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution, Volume 1.” (2005) p. 323 4) “On May 24, 1938, a month after Hitler’s annexation of Austria, the Hungarian parliament, in an effort to appease Hitler and prevent seizure of power by the Hungarian Nazis, enacted its first anti-Jewish law, prepared by the Horthy government, despite the bitter opposition of the Smallholders and Socialist parties and Bethlen’s conservative followers. The law limited employment of Jews in private business firms to 20 percent.” Dawidowicz, Lucy S.: “The War Against the Jews: 1933-1945.” (1975) Online book; p. 462
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7. Year of Research	None
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1. Full Date of Act	1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Directive concerning Equity Sanctions for Real Estate Taxes issued by the Reich Ministry of the Interior
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) "Jews or Jewish organizations are not eligible to receive exemption from a property tax for their plots, except for burial places and under circumstances for hospitals." Walk Joseph, Das Sonderrecht fuer die Juden im NS-Staat (Heidelberg 1996) p. 447; Source of the original law: United Restitution Organization (URO) "Die Ausnahmegesetzgebung gegen Juden im Reich, den eingegliederten und besetzten Gebieten, sowie den im Einflussgebiet liegenden abhängigen Ländern unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der wirtschaftlichen Diskriminierung 1933-1945;" Volume I; pp. 101-104
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6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
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1. Full Date of Act	1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Decree on the Restoration of the Austrian Civil Service” issued in Occupied Austria
3. Geography of Act	Germany / Occupied
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) “May 31 [1938]: The Decree on the Restoration of the Austrian Civil Service dismisses civil servants who are Jewish, Mischlinge, or who are married to a Jew.” “Principal Acts of Anti-Jewish Legislation in Germany, 1933-1945.” uoregon.edu; Online article
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6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
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1. Full Date of Act	1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Ban on Jewish Immigration
3. Geography of Act	Columbia
4. Text of Act	Commentary from other sources: 1) In 1934 the Chamber of Commerce instigated an active anti-immigration propaganda. The press voiced its unanimous opposition to aliens, and in October 1938 the government passed new laws directed especially against Jews. In 1939 immigration ceased completely, and between 1945 and 1950 only 350 Jews entered the country. "Jews in Colombia;" am-sur.com
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6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
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1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 5, 1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Law on the Alteration of Family and Personal Names” issued by Adolf Hitler
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Art. 1 1. Jews may be given only such given-names as are cited in the directives issued by the Ministry of Interior concerning the utili-zation of given-names. ...Art. 2 1. In so far as the Jews are still using some other given-names different from those which are at their disposal according to Art. 1,-they are obliged to assume by the 1st January 1939, a second, additional given-name as follows; for males, the given-name Israel and for females the given-name Sara. 2. The person having to assume an additional forename according to para (1) is obliged to give a written notification in this matter to the registration office at which his birth, and mar-riage are registered. ...Berlin, 17th, August 1938. Reichs Minister of the Interior : Representative, Dr. Stuckart. Reichs Minister of Justice : Dr. Guertner. TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 1676-PS
5. Source	"International Military Trials – Nürnberg, Document number 1409-PS through document number 2373-PS arranged numerically." LOC.gov; Accessed online 11/20/2013
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 8, 1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Circular note on the Change and Determination of Family Names issued by the Reich Ministry of Interior
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Article 7 (1) – If persons of German blood have a Jewish family name, applications to change the family name can be granted […]. (2) Applications of Jews and half-Jews to change their family name won’t be granted in general, because the name bearer might change the name in order to disguise his Jewish heritage.
5. Source	Ministerialblatt des Reichs- und Preussischen Ministeriums des Innern 1938, Column 69f.
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2016
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Jan. 22, 1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Law Nr. 169” Review of citizenships
3. Geography of Act	Present-day Romania
4. Text of Act	Article 5. ...Within 30 days from the publication of this law in the Official Gazette, municipal mayors will draw up a table of the Jews registered in the municipality’s nationality registers. A registration made based on the decision of an appeal committee or on a court ruling will be mentioned in the table. ...Article 6. – Within 20 days from public posting, all those registered in the table or their successors ...Article 22. – People registered in the registers concerning Jews who were granted citizenship rights must file, within 20 days from the publication of this law in the Official Gazette, the following documents with the court whose registers include the statement of nationality: ...
5. Source	"Monitorul Oficial" KINGDOM OF ROMANIA OFFICIAL GAZETTE, Jan. 22, 1938, Courtesy Special Collections Department, The National Library of Romania, 6/23/2014
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	None
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Feb. 1, 1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Act to Amend the Income Tax Law issued by Adolf Hitler
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Article 2 (4) For children, who are Jews, child reduction is not granted. […] Berlin 1 February 1938 – The Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler.
5. Source	1938 Reichsgesetzblatt I, page 99. Accessed online
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2016
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Feb. 5, 1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Fourth Supplementary Decree to the Law on the Profession of an Auctioneer” issued by Adolf Hitler
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Article 1 – The law on the profession of an auctioneer of October 16, 1934 (RGBl I p.974) […] will be modified the following way: 1. In article 1, paragraph 2 the addendum 'that are non-Jewish' has to be added after 'natural person'. […] Berlin 5 February 1938 – The Fuehrer and Reich chancellor Adolf Hitler; the Reich economy Minister Goering.
5. Source	1938 Reichsgesetzblatt I, page 115. Accessed online
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2015
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Feb. 6, 1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Second Income Tax Implementation Regulation issued by the Ministry of Finance
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Article 6 (11) The Marriage aid must not be paid to female workers who are Jews. (12) The exemption from income tax at childbirth does not apply when the children are Jews. Berlin 6 February 1938 – The Reich Finance Minister, signed for by Reinhardt
5. Source	1938 Reichsgesetzblatt I, page 149. Accessed online
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2016
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 15, 1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Decree issued by Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler
3. Geography of Act	Germany / Occupied Austria
4. Text of Act	Decree of the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor concerning the Administration of the Oath to the Officials of the Province of Austria, March 15, 1938. ...Section 3. The officials at present in office shall be sworn in forthwith in accordance with Section 2. Jewish officials shall not be sworn in. Section 4. A person is Jewish if he is descended from at least three racially full-blooded Jewish grandparents. A grandparent is automatically considered a full-blooded Jew if he belonged to the Jewish congregation. A Jewish half-breed descended from two full-blooded Jewish grandparents is considered a Jew: a. If he belonged to the Jewish congregation on September 16, 1935, or became a member of it thereafter. b. If he was married to a Jew on September 16, 1935, or entered into marriage with one thereafter. ...Section 7. This decree shall enter into force on the day of its proclamation. Vienna, March 15, 1938. Adolf Hitler, Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor.
5. Source	“Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression Volume IV Document No. 2311-PS." No author. Avalon.law.yale.edu.
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	2012
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 18, 1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Nazi Weapons Law of 1938 issued by Adolf Hitler
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Weapons Law 18 March 1938 The German Government has adopted the following law, which is herewith announced: Section I. General Points. § 1 (1) Firearms, as defined in this law, are weapons from which a solid object may be driven through a barrel, by gas or air pressure. ...§ 3 (1) Whoever desires professionally to manufacture, modify, or repair firearms or ammunition requires a license. ...(5) The license must not be issued if the applicant – or if one of the persons proposed for the commercial or technical management of the business – is a Jew.
5. Source	"Gun Control: Gateway to Tyranny – Proof that U.S. Gun Law has Nazi Roots," Aaron Zelman, contributions by Attorney Richard Stevens, published by Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership. Pages 62-83; Accessed online.
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	2013
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Mar. 28, 1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“Law Concerning the Legal Status of the Jewish Religious Communities” issued by Adolf Hitler
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Law Concerning the Legal Status of the Jewish Religious Communities The Reich Government has enacted the following law, which is promulgated herewith: 1) Jewish religious communal organizations and their roof organizations obtain legal standing by means of registration in the Register of Associations 2) At the end of March 31, 1938, Jewish religious organizations and their roof organizations will lose the status of Corporations under public law, insofar as they possessed such status up to the present time. From this date on they will be private Associations with legal status under civil law. Entry in the Register of Associations must be carried out…Berlin, March 28, 1938 The Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler The Reich Minister for Church Affairs Kerrl The Reich Minister of the Interior Frick
5. Source	“Jewish Organizations Lose Legal Rights (March 28, 1938).” jewishvirtuallibrary.org, No author.
6. Researcher	None
7. Year of Research	2011
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Apr. 12, 1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	Order on the Employment of Jewish Musicians issued by the Reich Ministry of Propaganda
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	[…] For Jewish dance events and festivities it is only allowed to hire Jewish musicians, who are members of the Reich Association of Jewish Culture Leagues and have the required authorization from the authorized Labour Office. For Jewish festivities, I generally reject the use of full-time musicians of Jewish cultural organizations, employed organists of Jewish Communities, or Jewish musicians, who work in other occupations.[…]
5. Source	Freeden, Herbert, Juedisches Theater in Nazideutschland, Tuebingen 1964, page 176
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2016
8. Notes	None

1. Full Date of Act	Apr. 22, 1938
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)	“The Decree against the Camouflage of Jewish Firms”
3. Geography of Act	Germany
4. Text of Act	Article 1- A German citizen, who assists for self-serving reasons to camouflage the Jewish character of a firm to mislead the public or the authorities will be punished with penitentiary, in less serious cases with imprisonment, but not less than a year, and with a fine. Article 2- Also anyone will get punished who concludes a legal transaction for a Jew and conceals the fact that he works for a Jew and thereby misleading the other part. Berlin 22 April 1938 – The Commissioner of the Four Year Plan Goering
5. Source	1938 Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 404. Accessed online.
6. Translator	Franziska Wagener
7. Year of Translation	2015
8. Notes	Researcher Issued by Field Marshal General Goering