1. Full Date of Act
1940
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)
Regulation for the Execution of the 5th Act of the Reich Citizenship Law
3. Geography of Act
Germany
4. Text of Act
None
5. Source
None
6. Researcher
None
7. Year of Research
None
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) "All Jews between the ages of 12 and 60 are sent to camps for re-education."

"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
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) "Jews forbidden to enter any of Prague's public parks and gardens."
"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
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) "Jews must step off the sidewalk upon seeing a uniformed or civilian German." "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
8. Notes
None
1. Full Date of Act
1940
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)
"Professional Limits on Jews"
3. Geography of Act
Norway
4. Text of Act

Commentary from other sources: 1) "German authorities forbid Norwegian Jews to teach and participate in other professions." “The Holocaust: Timeline of Jewish Persecution (1932 – 1945);” jewishvirtuallibrary.org

5. Source
None
6. Researcher
None
7. Year of Research
None
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) "Jews may not travel by train between cities in Poland." "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
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) "Jews permitted to shop only during 11:00 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 16:30hrs. This 'shopping period' is to be notified to shops."
"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
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) "Jewish enterprises, including workshops, had to register their total inland and foreign property value as of 31.12.39. Acc. to para.4 Jews had until 15.03.40 to register shares in their possession as interests and other involvements. The same applied to a spouse of a Jew." "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
8. Notes
None
1. Full Date of Act
1940
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)
"Jewish Business Regulation"
3. Geography of Act
Germany / Occupied
4. Text of Act

Commentary from other sources: 1) "Jewish businesses in occupied Netherlands must be registered." "The Holocaust: Timeline of Jewish Persecution (1932 - 1945);" jewishvirtuallibrary.org

5. Source
None
6. Researcher
None
7. Year of Research
None
8. Notes
None
1. Full Date of Act
1940
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)
Law issued by Government General of Poland
3. Geography of Act
Germany / Occupied
4. Text of Act

Commentary from other sources: 1) “Later, in October, 1940, the Jews in Poland were compelled to live in ghettos, leaving the ghetto without permission being punishable by death.” The administration of Jewish affairs in the ghettos was entrusted to Jewish councils, which are responsible to the German authorities for the carrying out of demands made by the latter upon the Jewish population.” Lemkin, Raphael: “Axis Rule in Occupied Europe: Laws of Occupation, Analysis of Government, Proposals for Redress.” p. 71

5. Source
None
6. Researcher
None
7. Year of Research
None
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) "A monthly tax of five zlotys is imposed on Jews using trolleys." "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
8. Notes
None
1. Full Date of Act
1940
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)
"Establishment of the Warsaw Ghetto"
3. Geography of Act
Poland
4. Text of Act

Commentary from other sources: 1) "Nazi's order the establishment of the Warsaw Ghetto." "The Holocaust: Timeline of Jewish Persecution (1932 - 1945);" jewishvirtuallibrary.org

5. Source
None
6. Researcher
None
7. Year of Research
None
8. Notes
None
1. Full Date of Act
1940
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)
"Expulsion of all Jews from Schools and Universities"
3. Geography of Act
Romania
4. Text of Act

Commentary from other sources: 1) "At the beginning of the pro-Nazi regime of Ion Antonescu in 1940, all Jewish students were officially expelled from the schools and universities. This was also the fate of the Jewish workers in the private economic sector." "Numerus Clausus;" jewishvirtuallibrary.org

5. Source
None
6. Researcher
None
7. Year of Research
None
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) "Jews may not open bookstores."

"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
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) "Jews forbidden to enter hotels, a notice to that effect to be displayed." "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
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) "Jews had two weeks to deposit their shares, fixed-interest bonds and similar stocks and shares in a depository of the Foreign Exchange Bank. The same regulations also apply to items made of gold, platinum or silver, as well as to precious stones and pearls." "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
8. Notes
None
1. Full Date of Act
1940
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)
Order issued by Chief of Military Administration
3. Geography of Act
Germany / Occupied
4. Text of Act

Commentary from other sources: 1) “By an order of the Chief of Military Administration in France of October 18, 1940, Jewish property had to be declared and, it if was of some value, especially if it was real property, it could be put under the administration of trustees appointed by the occupant, which practically amounts to confiscation since the owner is not entitled to any allowances from property thus administered.” Lemkin, Raphael: “Axis Rule in Occupied Europe: Laws of Occupation, Analysis of Government, Proposals for Redress.” p. 76 2) “On 18 October [1940] a new decree ordered the registration of all Jewish concerns, and on 12 December 'Aryan' commisars in charge of them, were appointed.” Vale, Robert: "Civil Affairs Handbook, France, Section 2A." scribd.com; p. 62

5. Source
None
6. Researcher
None
7. Year of Research
None
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) "All Jewish property found outside the ghetto walls is confiscated."

"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
8. Notes
None
1. Full Date of Act
1940
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)
"Ban on Issuance of Exit Visas to Jews"
3. Geography of Act
Poland
4. Text of Act

Commentary from other sources: 1) "A German directive issued from Krakow, Poland, prohibits issuance of exit visas to Polish Jews." "The Holocaust: Timeline of Jewish Persecution (1932 - 1945);" jewishvirtuallibrary.org

5. Source
None
6. Researcher
None
7. Year of Research
None
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) "Jews may not mail letters abroad." "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
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) "Following the announcement of the Ministry of Finance of 16.09.40 Jews are required to declare to the Ministry any gold, platinum and silver, also precious stones and pearls in their possession between 15.09.40 to 15.10.40. The same applies to any item of jewellery and work of art and to art collections worth in excess of k 10,000." "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
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) "Jews are not permitted to use taxis." "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
8. Notes
None
1. Full Date of Act
1940
2. Name of Act (or Short Description)
"Regulations Regarding Jews"
3. Geography of Act
Belgium
4. Text of Act

Commentary from other sources: 1) "German occupiers in Belgium pass antisemitic legislations, including an edict that requires Jews to register their property." "The Holocaust: Timeline of Jewish Persecution (1932 - 1945);" jewishvirtuallibrary.org

5. Source
None
6. Researcher
None
7. Year of Research
None
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) "All Jewish-owned printing shops are closed." "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
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) "Following an announcement by the Ministry of Finance of 15.11.40, published on 18.11.40, Jews are obliged to declare their investment and savings accounts by 31.12.40 for the purpose of seizure." "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
8. Notes
None