Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are prohibited from crossing the park at the National Museum.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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Law [Germany] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “Blind or deaf Jews no longer allowed to wear armbands identifying their condition in Traffic” “Learning: Voices of the Holocaust,” British Library website

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Act VIII. of 1942 about the Regulation of the Legal Status of the Jewish Community [Hungary] [Provisional]: “Section 1. Act XLII. of 1895 about the Jewish religion shall be declared null and void. The Jewish religious community shall be declared to be a lawfully recognized religious community – Section 2. Schools, or other institutions maintained […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Delivery up of musical instruments, cameras incl. attachments and technical measuring equipment. All cameras, portable musical instruments and technical measuring equipment in possession of Jews had to be delivered up to the Jewish community offices. Non-portable instruments were collected.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of […]

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Decree issued by military commander in Serbia [Germany / Occupied Serbia] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “In order to isolate the Jews from every source of help from the local population, severe penalties have been introduced for extending such help to them. In that part of Yugoslavia designated as Serbia, the military commander issued an […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Handing over of Skiing gear, Gramophones and of Gramophone Records. Jews had to deliver up to the Jewish community offices their skiing gear as well as their gramophones and gramophone records.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community […]

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“Order of December 19, 1941” Issued by Vichy Regime regarding requirements for Jewish students in higher education institutions [Occupied Vichy, France]: “Admission requirements for Jewish students in higher education institutions (…). By way of derogation, the Jewish applicant is allowed to register or take courses only if his family has been established in France for at […]

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“Order of December 17, 1941” issued by the German occupation administration [Germany / Occupied France]: “Order of 17 December 1941 On a fine imposed on the Jews: The fine of one billion francs imposed on the Jews of occupied area, notice the ‘Militarbefehishaber in Frankreich’ December 14, 1941, shall be allocated to the Jewish property […]

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Law no. 1.091 – Decree-Law concerning the census of all the inhabitants of Jewish descent Decree issued by Ion Antonescu [Romania]: “…Decree-Law concerning the census of all the inhabitants of Jewish descent Article I. All the inhabitants of the Country who are of Jewish …will have to appear before the office of the ‘Romanian Jewish […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are prohibited from visiting the Xmas fair on the Charles Place.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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“Order of December 10, 1941” issued by Vichy Regime [Vichy France]: “Procedures for periodic testing of the Jews. The French and foreign Jews will be subject to regular review. They will be notified through the press or individual convocations. The Jews in the department of the Seine must prove their identity after an issue of ‘November 1940 […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are excluded from obtaining oranges and mandarins.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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Laws issued by the Slovakian Official Gazette [Germany / Occupied Slovakia] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “ZURICH, Dec. 5 [1941]…Further laws regulating the Jewish status in the Nazi-puppet state of Slovakia are published in the Slovakian Official Gazette, Hospodarsky Dennik, reaching here today. The laws provide: 1. No Jew is permitted to use […]

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Special law issued by Administrative Head of Occupied Territories Wilhem Frick [Germany / Occupied Poland]: “…1. Criminal Law – I (1) Poles and Jews in the Incorporated Eastern Territories are to conduct themselves in the conformity with the German Laws and with the regulations introduced for them by the German authorities.  They are to abstain from […]

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Decree issued by Vichy government [Vichy France] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “A decree enacted on November 29, 1941, established the Union Generale des Israelites de France (UGIF), whose officially stated purpose was to provide representation for all Jews vis-a-vis the state authorities, especially with regard to relief and social welfare. All existing Jewish organizations, […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are excluded from the purchase of wines and spirits.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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11th Ordinance of 25 November 1941 issued by Minister of Interior Wilhelm Frick [Germany]: “1941 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, P. 722 – …1. A Jew, having his regular residence abroad, cannot be a German national. …2. A Jew loses German nationality: a. If at the date this amendment becomes effective, he has his regular residence abroad. b. If he […]

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Order on the Application of the Personal Damages Regulation to Jews issued by the Reich Ministry of the Interior [Germany]: “Nr. 1 (1) If a Jews suffers a personal injury […], the Personal Damages Regulation of November 10, 1940 shall not be applied. (3) A Jew shall also not receive welfare and care for surviving […]

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Decree on Termination of Parcel Services for Jews issued by the Mail Division [Germany / Occupied Poland]: “From December 1st 1941 on parcels, regular packages, unsealed and sealed value packages from Jewish people will no longer be accepted for delivery until further notice in order to avoid the danger of epidemics. Krakow 21 November 1941 […]

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“Order concerning possession of electrical equipment, turntables and records, typewriters, bicycles and optical equipment” issued by The Reich Association of Jews in Germany [Germany]: “All typewriters, calculating machines, copying machines, bicycles, cameras and binoculars in the possession of Jews are to be collected and handed in.” Juedisches Nachrichtenblatt, 5. Jg. 1942, Nr. 25 of 19 June, […]

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Decree No. 23 issued by Gheorghe Alexianu [Transnistria] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “On 11 November [1941]  Gheorghe Alexianu, the Romanian Governor of Transnistria, made public Decree No. 23 concerning the organization of Jewish life; this decree became the ‘constitution’ of the ghettos and camps. According to the decree, Jews were confined to […]

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Order for Warsaw Ghetto Imposing the Death Penalty on Jews Leaving the Ghettos and Poles Assisting Them, Issued by Dr. Ludwig Fisher, Governor of the Warsaw District in the General Government [Poland]: “…Death penalty for illegal leaving the Jewish residential district. -Recently, in many documented instances, Jews, who have left the residential districts designated for […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are excluded from receiving onions. Jews are excluded from receiving garlic.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews not to benefit from season ticket fares reduction. Jews completely excluded from the use of tramcars in Brünn / Brno.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are prohibited from walking along and in the vicinity of the castle.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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“Expulsion of Jews” [Slovakia] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Bratislava Jews expelled to rural Slovakia.” “The Holocaust: Timeline of Jewish Persecution (1932 – 1945);” jewishvirtuallibrary.org

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Handing over of typewriters and bicycles. Jews had to deliver up to the Jewish community offices all typewriters and bicycles in their possession.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed […]

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Decree by the Reich Commissioner for the occupied territories of the Netherlands, Artur Seyss-Inquart – 3328-PS [Germany / Occupied Netherlands] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Following his assumption of office in the Netherlands on 29 May 1940, Seyss-Inquart, pursuant to the authority vested in him as Reich Commissar of the Netherlands by the Fuehrer decree of […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Prohibition to dispose of own property. By means of an announcement, which every head of a Jewish family had to sign, Jews were henceforth prohibited from disposing of their own property. These forms were checked, were sent by courier to the provincial Jewish community offices […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are not entitled to receive marmalade and jam.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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Third Regulation on Restrictions of Residence in the General Government issued by the Governor – General [Germany / Occupied Poland]: “Article 4b – (1) Jews who leave their assigned residential district without authorization will be punished by death. The same penalty applies to persons granting Jews knowingly shelter. (2) Persons instigating and assisting the delinquent […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “On trains Jews are permitted only in the lowest class of carriage. Jews are not permitted to use fast and through trains. Jews are only permitted to use the last carriage. Jews will not be sold platform tickets. In case of overcrowding Jews are completely […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are excluded from any allocation of tobacco.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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“Numerus Clausus for Jews in Public Primary Schools” established by the Government-General Weygand of Algeria [Vichy France; Algeria]: “As of January 1, 1942, the figure of 14 percent will be valid for all Jewish pupils, and the elimination of all children over the figure will be immediately announced.” Global Jewish Advocacy: Anti-Semitism: An Assault on […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are prohibited from walking on either bank of the river Moldau / Vltava between the railway bridge in Smíchov and the Hlávka bridge.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews excluded from all but one post office, the permitted post office is at Prague II, Insel-gasse 9, access limited to between 13:00and 15:00. Similar rules apply in other towns.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” […]

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Decree by the Reich Commissioner for the occupied territories of the Netherlands, Artur Seyss-Inquart [Germany / Occupied Netherlands] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Following his assumption of office in the Netherlands on 29 May 1940, Seyss-Inquart, pursuant to the authority vested in him as Reich Commissar of the Netherlands by the Fuehrer decree of […]

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“Jewish Dress Code” [Germany / Occupied Austria / Czechoslovakia / Danzig; Present-day Austria, Czech Republic, Poland]: “Jews who are older than 6 years old are not to be seen in public without a ‘Judenstern’ [Jewish star). A Jewish star has to be as large as a plate, yellow with black lines and the word ‘Jude’ […]

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Regulation on the Management of Gold, other Precious Metals, Jewels, Pearls and Goods Manufactured therefrom issued by the Governor – General [Germany / Occupied Poland]: “Article 8 – (1) For Jews and Jewish businesses the trade with objects referred to in Article 1 [goods and raw materials of gold or silver, precious metals, gems, pearls, […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “The public performance and mechanical reproduction of works of music where Jews participate as composers, editors of compositions or are participating as practicing artists is forbidden. This prohibition also extends to works of music by non-Jewish composers where the words used are by Jewish librettists.” “Nazi […]

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“Jewish Code” issued by Parliament [Slovakia] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “The large number of anti-Jewish decrees and the pressure exerted by extreme nationalists to base all anti-Jewish legislation on Nazi Germany’s Nuremberg Laws led to a revision of the decrees and to their centralization within the context of a single law. The term […]

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Order issued by Prime Minister Ion Antonescu [Romania]: “(1) The operation to evacuate the Jews must begin on September 12 with the Vertujeni camp toward Cosauti and Rezina, pursuant to directives from the Chisinau Gendarme Inspectorate. (2) Groups of not more than 1,600, including children, will cross the Dniester at a rate not exceeding 800 […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are prohibited from entering public libraries and no books are to be lent to them.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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Order issued by Colonel Vasile Nica [Transnistria] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “On September 3, 1941, Colonel Vasile Nica, the  prefect of Balta county, ordered all the Jews?or ‘kikes’ (jidani) as he termed them in the ordinance in the town to move into the ghetto (in an area restricted to four streets) within three […]

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“Police Decree on Identification of Jews” issued by Reich Minister of Interior [Germany]: “Article 1 (1) Jews (article 5 of the first decree regarding the law on German citizenship of 14 November 1935…) who have completed their sixth year of life shall be prohibited to appear in public without wearing a Jewish star. (2) The […]

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Law issued in occupied Luxembourg [Germany / Occupied Luxembourg] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jewish restrictions followed, including the requirement in September 1941, that all Jews wear a badge with a yellow star with the word ‘Jude’ on it.” Webb, Chris: “The Destruction of the Jews of Luxembourg.” holocaustresearchproject.org 2) “In September 1941 the Jews of […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are excluded from any special allocation of pulses.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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“Expulsion of Jews from European Neighborhoods” issued by the Government-General [Germany / Occupied Territories]: “Article 1. Moroccan Jewish subjects occupying residential locations, in whatever capacity, in the European sectors of the municipalities, must evacuate the said locations within a month of the date of the publication of the present dahir in the Bulletin Officel [du […]

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Decree by the Reich Commissioner for the occupied territories of the Netherlands, Artur Seyss-Inquart [Germany / Occupied Netherlands]: “…Order of the Reich Commissioner for the Occupied Netherlands Territories concerning Jewish Real Estate …Section 1(1) Jewish real estate, as defined in this order is any real estate which belongs in whole or in part: 1. To a […]

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Order issued by Reich Commissioner in Occupied Netherlands [Germany / Occupied Netherlands] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “In the Netherlands, the Reich Commissioner issued on August 9, 1941, a decree concerning the treatment of Jewish capital. According to this decree, Jews are prevented from disposing of their capital in the form of securities and bank […]

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“Jewish Dress Code” [Romania] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “All Romanian Jews were ordered to wear the yellow badge.” Evans, Richard J.: The Third Reich at War, 1939-1945 (Penguin Books; 2008) p. 231

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Act XV of 1941 (Third Hungarian Jewish Law) issued by Hungarian Government about the Amendment of Act XXXI of 1894 about Marital Law and about Related and Necessary Regulations To Protect Ratial Purity [Hungary]: “Part IV. Ban on marriages between Gentiles and Jews. Section 9  Marriages between gentiles and Jews shall be strictly forbidden. Marriages between Jewish […]

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“Ordinance No.1” issued by General Hugo Schwab [Transnistria] [Provisional]: “The Jews will live in ghettos, colonies, and labor camps. All Jews at present in Transnistria who do not report to the authorities within ten days from the posting of this present order for the purpose of the fixing of their place of residence, will be […]

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Law issued by Vichy government [Vichy France] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “A census of Jews and Jewish property was also decreed. The law of July 22, 1941, gave the General Commissioner wide powers in the process of expropriating Jewish property and business.” Dawidowicz, Lucy S.: “The War Against the Jews: 1933-1945.” (1975) p. 438 […]

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Regulation on Dealing with War Damages of Jews issued by the Reich Ministry of Interior [Germany]: “Article 1 – Jews do not receive compensation for war damages, which is granted for Germans based on the war property damage regulation. They are also not entitled to apply for compensation based on the war property damage regulation. […]

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Law issued by Prime Minister Ion Antonescu [Romania]: “III. Romania Ministry Of The Interior Office Of The Minister July 18, 1941. Lord General Antonescu, the, gave formal provisions that Jews who are in labor camps and prisoners, to be put to hard labor…have fled to shoot one in ten. If such work should not be […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are prohibited entry to any woods open to the public within Greater Prague, including private woods.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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Nr. 164 Regulation on the Decree-Law regarding the military status of Jews [Romania]: “Regulation on the Decree-Law Regarding the Military Status of Jews Chapter 1 Definition of Jews Article 2. –The following categories are considered Jews under this law: a) People of Judaic faith; b) People born from parents of Judaic faith; c) Christians born […]

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Law issued by Prime Minister Ion Antonescu [Romania] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “A special tax on Jewish-held property was enacted in July 1941. Jews were then also subject to curfew; telephones and radios were removed from their homes and offices.” Dawidowicz, Lucy S.: “The War Against the Jews: 1933-1945.” (1975) Online book

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “Pets, such as dogs, cats, birds, in the possession of Jews and their Aryan dependents, are to be handed in.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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“Jewish Dress Code” [Germany / Occupied  Poland/Lithuania/Latvia/Estonia/Soviet Union] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jewish Poles in German-occupied Soviet-annexed Poland, Jewish Lithuanians, Latvians and Estonians as well as Soviet Jews in German-occupied areas were obliged to wear white armbands or yellow badges.” “Yellow badge;” wikipedia.org

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews permitted to visit barbers and haircutting salons only between 8:00 and 10:00.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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Law issued by Prime Minister Ion Antonescu [Romania] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “In numerous  instances Antonescu personally instigated specific anti-Semitic steps adopted by the Romanian fascist state: on June 19, 1941, Antonescu ordered the closure of all ‘Jewish communist cafés’ and the completion of lists—region by region—of all ‘Jidani, communist agents, and […]

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“Notice regarding the obligatory wearing of Jewish insignia and the marking of Jewish trades, stores and companies” issued by the Bureau of City Police of Varazdin [Independent State of Croatia; Present Day Croatia & Bosnia Herzegovina] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews in [the] Independent State of Croatia [are] ordered to wear ‘Jewish insignia.’” […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are excluded from special sugar allocation.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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“Law of June 2, 1941 replacing the Act of October 3, 1940 concerning the status of Jews” issued by  Chief of State of Vichy France Philippe Petain [Vichy France]: “We, Marshal of France, French head of state, The Cabinet heard, Decree: Article 1. – Is regarded as a Jew: 1 The person, or not belonging […]

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“Law Restricting the use of Yiddish in Public Administration” [Romania] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “Under the pretext that the Jews were dangerous, disloyal, Communist collaborators, and spies, thousands who lived along the border were moved from their homes into the interior of the country.” “Shattered! 50 Years of Silence: History and Voices of the Tragedy in […]

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Order concerning the Operation of Cabarets and Vaudeville Houses [Serbia]: “By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Commander In Chief of the Army, I order as follows: Section 1. Cabarets, vaudeville houses, and similar places of entertainment shall not be operated unless permission of the Military Commander in Serbia shall have been […]

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“Anti-Jewish Laws” [Germany / Occupied France] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews in France are prohibited from the wholesale and retail trade; nor can they own banks, hotels, or restaurants.” 2) “The Central Office of Emigration in Berlin notifies all German consulates that Hermann Göring has banned emigration of Jews from France and all […]

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“Act of May 19, 1941” issued by Vichy Regime [Vichy France]: “The Commissioner General for Jewish Questions can cause against Jews all police measures ordered by national interest.” [Editor’s note: Original webpage is in French, Google translation was used on 7/26/2012 to change text to English.] “Lois pour la création du Commissariat Général aux Questions Juives […]

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“Forced Labor Laws” issued by the Romania Government [Romania] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) Romania passes a law condemning adult Jews to forced labor. “The Holocaust: Timeline of Jewish Persecution (1932 – 1945);” jewishvirtuallibrary.org

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“Decree/Instruction” (‘Verfügung’) of the Cologne Gestapo Control Center (‘Gestpoleitstelle’) [Present-day Germany]: “[…] Those Jews, who still live in Aryan houses, are to vacate these by June 1, 1941. These Jews are to be placed into Jewish houses. Villas and structurally protruding buildings that are still owned by Jews, are also to be vacated. […]” Aus […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Following an announcement by the Ministry of Finance Jews were encouraged to deposit their stamp or other collections in their name with a foreign exchange bank, at the latest by 15.03.41. A stamp collection is not only a collection for the purpose of philately but […]

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Law issued by Croatian government [Croatia] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “April 30, 1941: Racial legislation enacted at Zagreb, Croatia, by the pro-German government removes Jews from public office.” “1941: Mass Murder.” Online book; p. 226

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Third Order concerning Measures against the Jews issued by the Chief of Military Administration [Germany / Occupied France]: “Article 1 – A Jew is anyone who descends from at least three grandparents of pure Jewish race. A grandparent is of pure Jewish race when he or she belonged to the Jewish religious community. […] Article […]

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Law issued by Third Reich in occupied territory [Germany / Occupied Yugoslavia]: “All Jews must register with the city police on April 19 by 8:00am. Jews who fail to comply with this mandatory registration will be shot.” “1941: Mass Murder.” No author. Page 227. Online book, Accessed on 8/30/2012

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are prohibited from playing the lottery.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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“Pro-Nazi Government”issued by Rashid Ali al-Gaylani [Iraq] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Rashid Ali al-Gaylani establishes a pro-Nazi government in Iraq.” “The Holocaust: Timeline of Jewish Persecution (1932 – 1945);” jewishvirtuallibrary.org

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Law issued by Prime Minister Ion Antonescu [Romania]: “II. Decree-Law of 1 April 1941…to increase military taxes HEBREW Art unique. – Fixed military duties, provided by art. 4 of Decree-Law no. 132, published in Official Gazette no. 17 of 21 January 1941, be increased and are as follows: 1. For Jews in age from 18-21, […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are prohibited from managing industrial undertakings of the following kind: a) Wholesale and retail on own or outside account, b)   Restaurant and catering trade, c) Insurance brokerage, d) Shipping, e) Removal and storage, f) Travel agency, g) Tourist guide, h) Transport and haulage business […]

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Act of March 29, 1941 issued by Vichy Regime [Vichy France]: “It is created for the entire national territory a General Commissariat for Jewish Questions: It: 1. Prepares and proposes to all Head of State legislation on the state of the Jews. 2. Fix the date of the liquidation of Jewish property. 3. Directors means the […]

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“Expropriation of Jewish Real Estate Properties” [Romania] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “… yet another decree legalized the expropriation of Jewish real estate.” “Shattered! 50 Years of Silence: History and Voices of the Tragedy in Romania and Transnistria: Anti-Jewish Decrees;” nizkor.org

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“Decree law No. 711” issued by Ion Antonescu [Romania]: “Decrees-Laws Ministry Of Training, Education, Religious Denominations And Arts General Ion Antonescu, Leader of the Romanian State and President of the Council of Ministers, …Decree-Law on the amendment of Article 44 of the Law on the general regime of  religious denominations …Sole Article – The following […]

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Decree law No. 504” issued by Ion Antonescu [Romania] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “The same motivation was used to prohibit Jews from hiring Romanian servants.” “The Exclusion of Jews from Romanian Society During the Antonescu Governments With and Without the Iron Guard: Antisemitic legislation, Romanianization, and Expropriation.” (November 11, 2004) ushmm.org; pp. 4-5

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “The shopping period for coal by Jews was limited to between 15:00and 17:00 hrs.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “The limited shopping period for Jews also applies to Aryans who shop for Jews. This limitation does not apply to chemists. Later the shopping period for Jews in Prague was fixed at between 15:00 and 17:00 hrs. which also applied to chemists.” “Nazi Restrictions on […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are excluded from the practice of fishing and from all related activities whether as owners of fishing rights or assistants.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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“Registration of Jews” [Poland] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Poles caught selling food to Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto are automatically sentenced to three years of hard labor. The daily bread ration for Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto is reduced to three ounces a day.” “The Holocaust: Timeline of Jewish Persecution (1932 – […]

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“Law for the Protection of the Nation” issued by Bulgarian Government [Bulgaria]: “Law to Protect the Nation – Decree 3 We Boris III …meeting held on 24 dekemvriy 1940, voted and adopted. …Art. 18. Incumbent of this Act persons of Khazar origin that have the differently names in certain documents satisfying the name on the […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed]   Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are excluded from the purchase of apples.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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Decree by the Reich Commissioner for the occupied territories of the Netherlands issued by Commissioner Seyss-Inquart [Germany / Occupied Netherlands]: “…concerning the obligation to register persons who are entirely or partly of Jewish race. By virtue of article 5 of the Fuehrer’s decree dated 18 May 1940 (RGBl-page 77) …Article 1 Persons who are entirely or partly […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “Except for Jewish lawyers, doctors and midwives, hospitals and Jewish community offices, Jews are excluded from being telephone subscribers.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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Law issued by Prime Minister Ion Antonescu [Romania] [Provisional]: “General Staff Division II of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Cabinet of Military) I have the honor to make known: By employing Jews to work for universal use, they can make contact with people in our villages, where they try to make Communist propaganda or […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed] 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 […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed] Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jews are forbidden to enter the produce market in Prague II on market days and neither the surrounding streets.” “Nazi Restrictions on the Jews of Prague & The Role of the Jewish Community Council,” Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Accessed 8/27/2015

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Decree No. 3984 issued by Prime Minister Ion Antonescu [Romania]: “I. Decree-Law Relative To The Status Of Military Evreilor5 Article 1. Jews, …Decree-Law of August 9, 1940, regarding the legal status of the Hebrew people in Romania, …are excluded from military service. They are obliged to pay the fees settled by military law, …Article 2. Are […]

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Warsaw [Poland] [Unconfirmed]   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

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Prohibition Order for Jewish Credit Unions issued by the Bank Supervisory Body for Overseeing Credit Unions [Germany / Occupied Poland ]: “Article 1 – […] Business operations of all Jewish cooperative banks, that have no special permit from me, are prohibited with immediate effect. 18 November 1940- The Representative of the Bank Supervisory Body for […]

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Prague [Czech Republic] [Unconfirmed] 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 […]

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Warsaw [Poland] [Unconfirmed] 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

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