| 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 |
OAJA Acts
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| 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
|
| 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 visit by Jews to cinemas and theatres is forbidden."
"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) | Law issued in occupied Luxembourg |
| 3. Geography of Act | Germany / Occupied |
| 4. Text of Act | Commentary from other sources: 1) “About a month after the installation of the civil administration under Gauleiter Simon, on the 5 September 1940, the infamous Nuremberg Laws were introduced in Luxembourg; at the same time the Jews were exploited as forced labourers.” Webb, Chris: “The Destruction of the Jews of Luxembourg.” holocaustresearchproject.org 2)“The Nuremberg Laws were introduced in Luxembourg on September 5, 1940, followed by several other anti-Jewish ordinances. In practice, however, Jews were encouraged to leave the country. From August 8, 1940, until the Germans forbade emigration on October 15, 1941, more than 2,500 Jews left Luxembourg, mostly for the unoccupied zone of France.” "Holocaust Encyclopedia: Luxembourg." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; ushmm.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) "Jewish doctors may not treat Polish patients and Polish doctors may not treat Jewish patients." "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) | "German Order of Lodz" |
| 3. Geography of Act | Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | Commentary from other sources: 1) "German authorities order that Lodz ghetto be sealed off, confining at least 160,000 people in the ghetto. From then on, all Jews living in Lodz had to reside in the ghetto and could not leave Germany without authorization." “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) | Prague |
| 3. Geography of Act | Czech Republic |
| 4. Text of Act | Commentary from other sources: 1) "Jews had to have their identity papers endorsed with a 'J'."
"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 may only ride in trolleys bearing the Star of David." "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) | "Anti-Semitic Laws" |
| 3. Geography of Act | Romania |
| 4. Text of Act | Commentary from other sources: 1) "AntiJewish racist Laws are passed in Romania." “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) | 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 |