The following are Acts that are missing either a full date and/or an Official source.
| 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 |
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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) “By order of the Reichsprotektor the keeping of pigeons of any sort, even temporarily, is prohibited.” “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) | Internment of Aliens |
| 3. Geography of Act | England |
| 4. Text of Act | Commentary from other sources: 1) “In May 1940 the government decided to intern most adult enemy aliens including Jewish refugees.” Raphael Langham: The Jews in Britain: A chronology, p. 89 |
| 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) | 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 |
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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) “Travel on electric trams limited to last carriage. If carriage has two compartments then use is limited to last part. If tramcar consists of one carriage only, then entry by Jews is completely prohibited.” “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 |
| 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
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Jewish Ban on Posting Obituaries” |
| 3. Geography of Act | Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | Commentary from other sources: 1) “The ‘Generalgouvernement’ of Poland issues a decree excluding Jews from posting obituaries.” “The Holocaust: Timeline of Jewish Persecution (1932 – 1945);” 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) “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
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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) “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
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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) “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
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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 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 |
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| 8. Notes | None |
| 1. Full Date of Act | 1940 |
|---|---|
| 2. Name of Act (or Short Description) | “Secret oder by the High Command of the Armed” |
| 3. Geography of Act | Poland |
| 4. Text of Act | Commentary from other sources: 1) “Secret order by the High Command of the Armed Forces: Discharge persons of mixed blood and husbands of Jewish women.” “The Holocaust: Timeline of Jewish Persecution (1932 – 1945);” 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 rules as to separate rooms were abolished and Jews were admitted only to Jewish enterprises.” “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 |
| 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
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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) “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 |
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| 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 |
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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 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 |
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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) “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
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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) “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
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
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| 8. Notes | None |