The following are Acts that are missing either a full date and/or an Official source.
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Law issued by Vichy government |
| 3. Geography of Act | Vichy France |
| 4. Text of Act | Commentary from other sources: 1) “On August 27, 1940, the Vichy government annulled a decree of April 21, 1939, that punished slander and libel ‘toward a group of people who belonged by origin to a particular religion,’ thus providing a ‘legal’ basis for its subsequent anti-Jewish legislation.” Dawidowicz, Lucy S.: “The War Against the Jews: 1933-1945.” Online book (1975) p. 436 |
| 5. Source | None |
| 6. Researcher | None |
| 7. Year of Research |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 enter parks, municipal areas and specified streets in the center of Warsaw and may not sit on public benches.” “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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | Warsaw |
| 3. Geography of Act | Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | Commentary from other sources: 1) “Jewish peddlers and merchants may not purchase goods in neighboring villages.” “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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 buy a German book.” “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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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) “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 |
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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) “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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |