| 1. Full Date of Act | Mar. 25, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Second Execution Order to the Law on the Hitler Youth” issued by Adolf Hitler |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | On the basis of Article 4 of the law for the Hitler Youth of 1 December 1936 (RGBl I, page 993), I order... 7 Racial Requirements Jews (Article 5 of the 1st proclamation to the law of Reich citizenship of 14 November 1935, RGBl I, page 1333) are excluded from the membership of the Hitler Youth...Berlin, 25 March 1939 The Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler The Deputy of the Fuehrer R. Hess The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery Dr. Lammers. |
| 5. Source | "Second Execution Order to the Law on the Hitler Youth ('Youth Service Regulation') (March 25, 1939)" No author, germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org. |
| 6. Researcher | None |
| 7. Year of Research |
2012
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| 8. Notes | None |
OAJA Acts
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| 1. Full Date of Act | Mar. 27, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Royal Decree - 27 March 1939-XVII, no. 665 Approval of the Statute of The management and liquidation estate |
| 3. Geography of Act | Italy |
| 4. Text of Act | ... Art. 1 And it formed, based in Rome, a body called 'Body of Management and Real Estate Settlement'(EGELI) with the task of providing for the purchase, management and sale of real estate excess, pursuant to Royal Decrees-law on November 17 1938-XVII, no. 1728 and 9 February, 1939, n. 126, the limits of shareholders allowed to Italian citizens of Jewish race. The Agency shall have legal personality. It has an endowment fund of twenty million, to be allocated, with measures of the Minister for Finance, the budget of the Ministry. ... Seen, on the order of His Majesty the King of Italy, Emperor of Ethiopia The Minister for Finance Di Revel. |
| 5. Source | "The Anti-Jewish Laws of Fascist Italy," CDEC, Foundation Center of Contemporary Jewish Documentation, Accessed online. |
| 6. Researcher | None |
| 7. Year of Research |
2015
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| 8. Notes |
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| 1. Full Date of Act | Mar. 29, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Fourth amendment to the Reich Hunting Law issued by the Reich Master Hunter |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | Article 3 - […] Jews are excluded from the lease of hunting grounds. Article 8 - Jews are not permitted to obtain hunting licenses […] Berlin 29 March 1939 - The Reich Master Hunter, signed by Alpers. Berlin 29 March 1939 |
| 5. Source | 1939 Reichsgesetzblatt I, page 643. Accessed online |
| 6. Translator | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Translation |
2016
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Apr. 30, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Law concerning Jewish Tenants” issued by Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | Law concerning Jewish Tenants of 30 April 1939. ...Article 1 ...A Jew cannot invoke the protection of the tenancy laws where the landlord in giving notice to vacate the premises can furnish him with a certificate from the communal authorities that his shelter is assured for the time subsequent to the expiration of the tenancy. This does not apply where the landlord is also a Jew. Article 2 ...A lease may be dissolved, where only one of the parties to it is a Jew, ... Article 3 Sub-leases may be concluded only between Jews and Jews. Permission to sublet is not necessary where the house owner is also a Jew. ...Article 7 ...1. Where the wife is a Jew, and where there are offsprings from the marriage, even where the marriage is no longer valid, the provisions of the law do not apply. 2. Where the husband is a Jew and there are no offspring, the provisions shall apply, no matter where the wife or the husband is the tenant or the lessor. 3. This does not apply to offsprings who are considered as Jews ...Berlin, 30 April 1939. The Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler. The Reich Minister of Justice Dr Guertner. The Reich Minister of Labor His Deputy : Dr Krohn. The Deputy of the Fuehrer R. Hess. The Reich Minister of the Interior Frick. |
| 5. Source | 1939 Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 864, Accessed online. |
| 6. Researcher | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Research |
2015
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | May 8, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Second Regulation Implementing the Law on Travel Agencies issued by the Reich Economy Ministry |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | Article 1 - Jews […] are prohibited from working as a travel agent starting 1 June 1939. Berlin 8 May 1939 - The Reich Economy Minister, signed by Dr. Landfried |
| 5. Source | 1939 Reichsgesetzblatt I, page 895. Accessed online |
| 6. Translator | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Translation |
2016
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | May 24, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Rules for Implementing the Second Regulation on the Tuition Reduction Law issued by the Reich Ministry of Education |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | Article 7a- School authorities are obliged to grant guardians a school fee reduction for siblings with regard to Article 3a.[…] Paragraph f - Children of German nationality receive this discount only if they are of German or kindred blood […]. Therefore, Jews and Half Jews are not eligible for receiving a sibling discount. […] Berlin 24 May 1939 - The Minister of Science, Art and Education, signed by Ehrlicher |
| 5. Source | Deutsche Wissenschaft, Erziehung und Volksbildung - 5.1939, page 357. Accessed online |
| 6. Translator | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Translation |
2016
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Jun. 16, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Circular note regarding Jews in health spas and sanatoriums issued by the Reich Ministry of Interior |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | Article 1- Jewish spa guests are only permitted in spas and climatic health resorts, if: […] b. the possibility exists to accommodate them separately from other spa guests in particular Jewish sanatoriums, hotels, guesthouses and the like. This includes the requirement that in these institutions German female staff under 45 years will not be harassed. […] Jews are excluded from public areas, which serve no direct therapeutic purposes for example, fenced spa gardens, sports fields, concerts, beaches etc.[…] Article 2 - In all other spas and sanatoriums Jews are excluded from health care facilities. |
| 5. Source | Ministerialblatt für die Badische Innere Verwaltung, no. 27 (6/30/1939), column 682-686, Accessed online |
| 6. Translator | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Translation |
2016
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Jun. 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Regulation of the Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia concerning Jewish property |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany / Occupied Czechoslovakia |
| 4. Text of Act | Article 1 - Jews, Jewish businesses and Jewish associations can only acquire the disposal of property, rights in real estate, economical enterprises and investments in those, as well as the disposal of securities of all kinds, the lease of real estates and enterprises, and the transfer of leases of any kind with special written permission. […] Prague 21 June 1939 - The Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, Freiherr von Neurath |
| 5. Source | Yad Vashem Archives, the Czechoslovakia Collection, file no. 1, page 26. Accessed online |
| 6. Translator | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Translation |
2016
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Jun. 29, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Law - 29 June 1939-XVII, no. 1054 Discipline of the exercise of professions by citizens of Jewish race |
| 3. Geography of Act | Italy |
| 4. Text of Act | ... Art. 1 The exercise of the profession of journalist, doctor-surgeon, pharmacist, veterinary surgeon, midwife, lawyer, attorney, legal counsel, operator in business administration, accountant, engineer, architect, chemist, agronomist, surveyor, agricultural, industrial expert is, for citizens belonging to the Jewish race, governed by the following provisions. Art. 2 Italian citizens of Jewish race is prohibited from exercising the profession of notary. Italian citizens of Jewish race discrimination it is not prohibited from practicing as a journalist. As for the teaching profession private, remain in force the provisions of Articles 1 and 7 of the Royal Decree-Law of 15 November 1938-XVII, no. 1779. ... Victor Emmanuel Mussolini - Starace - Solmi - |
| 5. Source | "The Anti-Jewish Laws of Fascist Italy," CDEC, Foundation Center of Contemporary Jewish Documentation, Accessed online. |
| 6. Researcher | None |
| 7. Year of Research |
2015
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| 8. Notes |
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| 1. Full Date of Act | Jul. 4, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Tenth decree relating to the Reich Citizenship Law” issued by Reich Minister of Interior Wilhelm Frick |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | ...Article 1. Reich Association of the Jews. Section 1. (1) The Jews will be united into a Reich Association. ...Section 2. (1) The Reich association has the purpose of promoting the emigration of the Jews. ...Section 3. (1) All Jewish citizens and stateless Jews belong to the Reich association, who have their residence or their customary abode in Reich territory. ...Section 4. The Reich association is subject to the supervision of the Reich minister of the interior; its statutes require his approval. Section 5 (1) The Reich Minister of the Interior may dissolve Jewish clubs, organizations and foundations or decree their incorporation in the Reich Association. ...The Reich Minister of the Interior, Frick. The Deputy of the Fuehrer, Hess. The Reich Minister of Education, Rust. The Reich Minister of Church Affairs, Kerrl. |
| 5. Source | “Antisemitic Legislation; Tenth decree relating to the Reich Citizenship Law.” No author; Axishistory.com. |
| 6. Researcher | None |
| 7. Year of Research |
2012
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Jul. 13, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Law - 13 July 1939-XVII, no. 1024 Additional regulations of the Royal Decree-Law of 17 November 1938-XVII, no. 1728 on the defense of the Italian race |
| 3. Geography of Act | Italy |
| 4. Text of Act | ... Art. 1 Subject to the provisions of Articles 8 and 26 of the Royal Decree-Law 17 November 1938-XVII, no. 1728; converted into the Law of 5 January, 1939, n. 274, is on the faculty of the Minister for the interior of the state, with the assent of the Commission under Article. 2, do not belong to the Jewish race also in contravention of the results of the acts of civil status. ... Victor Emmanuel Mussolini - Solmi |
| 5. Source | "The Anti-Jewish Laws of Fascist Italy," CDEC, Foundation Center of Contemporary Jewish Documentation, Accessed online. |
| 6. Researcher | None |
| 7. Year of Research |
2015
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| 8. Notes |
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| 1. Full Date of Act | Sep. 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Order issued by Reinhard Heydrich |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | Telegram to all Chiefs of Security Police Squads I Danzig, West Prussia, Poznan and Eastern Upper Silesia are to be cleared of Jews. In the other occupied zones, as few concentration centers as possible are to be set up. Jewish communities of less than 500 persons are to be dissolved and transferred to the nearest concentration center. II Councils of Jewish Elders - In each Jewish community a Council of Jewish Elders is to be set up, composed of authoritative personalities and rabbis. Jewish Councils are to carry out an approximate census of the Jews of their areas. The reason to be given for the concentration of the Jews in the cities is that the Jews have taken a decisive part in sniper attacks and plundering. The concentration of the Jews in the cities will probably call for regulations in these cities which will forbid their entry to certain quarters completely and that − but with due regard to economic requirements − they may not leave the ghetto, nor leave their homes after a certain hour. III For the preservation of German economic interests, Jewish-owned war and other essential industries must be maintained for the time being. signed Heydrich PS-3363. |
| 5. Source | Records of the United States Nuernberg War Crimes Trials. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. (records group 238, microfilms M887-M898, M936, M942, M946, T301, T1119, T1139, IMT and NMT) Translation by International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, Germany. Accessed and |
| 6. Researcher | Dominik Jacobs |
| 7. Year of Research |
2015
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Oct. 8, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Decree of the Fuhrer and the Reich Chancellor concerning the Organization and Administration of the Eastern Territories |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany / Occupied Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | Section 1. (I) In the process of reorganization of the Eastern Territories the Reich Districts (Gaue) of Western Prussia and Posen shall be incorporated as parts of the German Reich … Section 8. The Reich Minister of the Interior may, by means of general orders, and in agreement with the Reich minister concerned, introduce Reich law and Prussian law. Section 12. (1) The Reich Minister of the Interior shall be the official chiefly responsible for the reorganization of the Eastern Territories. (2) He shall issue the general rules and regulations required for the enforcement and execution of this decree. Section 13. (1)This decree shall take effect as of November 1, 1939. (2) The Reich Minister of the Interior may, for specified areas, declare the provisions of this decree to be in effect at an earlier date. Berlin, October 8, 1939. Adolf Hitler, Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor Goring, General Field, Marshal, President of the Council of Ministers for the Defense of the Reich Frick, Reich Minister of the Interior R. Hess, Representative of the Fuhrer Dr. Lammers, Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery. |
| 5. Source | Lemkin, Raphael: “Axis Rule in Occupied Europe: Laws of Occupation, Analysis of Government, Proposals for Redress.” pp. 502-503 |
| 6. Researcher | None |
| 7. Year of Research |
None
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Oct. 24, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Regulation on the Fire-Service-Law issued by the Reich Ministry of Interior |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | Article 4 - Jews cannot belong to the volunteer fire department. Half Jew cannot be superiors in the department. Berlin 24 October 1939 – The Reich Minister of the Interior, Frick |
| 5. Source | 1939 Reichsgesetzblatt I, page 2096. Accessed online |
| 6. Translator | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Translation |
2016
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Oct. 26, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Regulation on the introduction of forced labor for the Jewish population of the Occupied Polish Territories issued by the Governor-General |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany / Occupied Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | Article 1- A forced labor will be implemented to the Jews living in the occupied district with immediate effect. The Jews will be grouped for this purpose into forced labor squads. […] Warsaw 26 October 1939 - The Governor-General for the Occupied Polish territories Frank. |
| 5. Source | Yad Vashem Archives, the Weichert Collection, file no. 1, page 20, Accessed online |
| 6. Translator | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Translation |
2016
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Nov. 15, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Regulation Concerning the Professional Pursuit of Maternal and Child care, and the Establishment of Maternal and Child Care schools issued by the Reich Ministry of Interior |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | Article 21 - (1) Jews are only allowed to practice infant and childcare on other Jews and in Jewish institutions. (3) The training of Jewish infant and child nurses may only take part in Jewish maternal and child care schools. Those schools are not allowed to train people of German or kindred blood. Berlin 15 November – The Reich Minister of the Interior, signed by Pfundtner |
| 5. Source | 1939 Reichsgesetzblatt I, page 2239. Accessed online |
| 6. Translator | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Translation |
2016
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Nov. 20, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | General Measures to Secure Jewish Property issued by the Head of Foreign Exchange |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany / Occupied Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | (1) Accounts, deposits and safe deposit boxes at banks and financial institutions, which are managed on behalf of a Jew, […] will be blocked. (4) Money and credit institutions shall be entitled to pay off Jews up to 250 zlotys weekly without permission. (6) Jews are obliged to pay into an account immediately all cash in their possession that exceeds the amount of 2000 Zloty. Krakow 20 November 1939 - The Head of the foreign exchange in the office of the General- Govenor, Tetzner. |
| 5. Source | Yad Vashem Archives, the Weichert Collection, file no. 1, page 33. Accessed online |
| 6. Translator | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Translation |
2016
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Nov. 23, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Regulation on the Abolition of Tax Exemptions and Concessions for Jewish Corporations issued by the General Governor of the Occupied Polish Territories |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany / Occupied Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | Article 1 - Tax concessions and exemptions, that have been granted by law to Jewish congregations, Jewish institutions, foundations and associations shall be abolished. […] Krakow 23 November 1939 - The Governor-General for the Occupied Polish territories Frank. |
| 5. Source | Yad Vashem Archives, the Weichert Collection, file no. 1, page 36. Accessed online |
| 6. Translator | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Translation |
2016
|
| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Nov. 24, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | "Visa Restrictions for Jews" issued by General Enrique Peñaranda del Castillo |
| 3. Geography of Act | Bolivia |
| 4. Text of Act | "1) It is prohibited […] for national consuls to provide passports and tourist visas to Semitic elements." |
| 5. Source | Global Jewish Advocacy: Anti-Semitism: An Assault on Human Rights; Accessed online |
| 6. Researcher | Ziba Shadjaani |
| 7. Year of Research |
2016
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| 8. Notes |
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| 1. Full Date of Act | Nov. 30, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Regulation on War Compensation Procedures issued by the General Plenipotentiary for the Reich Administration |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany |
| 4. Text of Act | Article 1 (1) – A person, who has become insolvent by the impact of the war, may apply for the initiation of a war compensation process. Article 9 – Persons, who are Jews or are considered Jews […], are not eligible to apply for the initiation of war compensation procedures. |
| 5. Source | 1939 Reichsgesetzblatt I, page 2338. Accessed online |
| 6. Translator | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Translation |
2016
|
| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Dec. 11, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | First Executive Order on the Regulation of 26 October 1939 on the Introduction of Labor Service for the Jewish Population in the General Government issued by the Lieutenant General of the SS |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany / Occupied Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | Article1 - From January 1, 1940 on all Jews residing in the Occupied Territories are prohibited from moving or changing their accommodation without written permission […] or from traveling around. Article 4 - All Jews in the General Government are prohibited from entering roads, streets and squares in the period of 21pm-5am without written permission by the German authority in charge […] December 11, 1939 Krakow - The Higher SS. - and Police Lieutenant in the General Government, Krueger. |
| 5. Source | Yad Vashem Archives, the Weichert Collection, file no. 1, page 38. Accessed online |
| 6. Translator | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Translation |
2016
|
| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Dec. 12, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Second Order Implementing the Order of October 26, 1939 concerning the Introduction of Forced Labor for the Jewish Population of the General Government issued by the Higher Police |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany / Occupied Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | Article 1 - All Jewish residents in the territory of the General Government from the age of 14 to the age of 60 are generally subject to forced labor. The duration of this forced labor is usually two years. It may be extended, if during this time its educational purpose should not be achieved. […] Krakow 12 December 1939 - The Higher SS. - and Police Lieutenant in the General Government, Krueger. |
| 5. Source | Yad Vashem Archives, the Weichert Collection, file no. 1, page 40. |
| 6. Translator | Franziska Wagener |
| 7. Year of Translation |
2016
|
| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | Dec. 16, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Order concerning the Payment of Unemployment Relief |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany / Occupied Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | By virtue of subsection 1, Section 5, of the decree of the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor concerning the administration of the occupied Polish territories of October 12, 1939…I hereby order as follows: Section 2. (2) Jews shall be excluded from unemployment relief and shall in case of need be referred to the Jewish relief organizations…Cracow, December 16, 1939. Frank Governor General of the Occupied Polish Territories. |
| 5. Source | Lemkin, Raphael: “Axis Rule in Occupied Europe: Laws of Occupation, Analysis of Government, Proposals for Redress.” p. 542 |
| 6. Researcher | None |
| 7. Year of Research |
None
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Warsaw |
| 3. Geography of Act | Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | Commentary from other sources: 1) "Pilsudski Square is renamed Hitler Square and is off-limits to Jews." "The Warsaw Ghetto: Anti-Semitic Decrees Against the Jews of Warsaw;" American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise; jewishvirtuallibrary.org |
| 5. Source | None |
| 6. Researcher | None |
| 7. Year of Research |
None
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Prague |
| 3. Geography of Act | Czech Republic |
| 4. Text of Act | Commentary from other sources: 1) "The following regulations of 10 September regulate the trade of Jewish dental technicians. The right to practice by Jews as dental technicians is extinguished 30 days from the publication of the announcement (date of announcement 11 December 1940). Jews can be admitted as dental technicians but must not number more than 2% of the total of admitted dental technicians. The practice of their trade is restricted to Jews. They are obliged to display the sign 'Jewish dental technicians'." "Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council," Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015 |
| 5. Source | None |
| 6. Researcher | None |
| 7. Year of Research |
None
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| 8. Notes | None |