The Nuremberg Laws | Social Studies

Hi everyone! Welcome to another post, today for Social Studies we learned about the Nuremberg Laws, the impact of the laws of the Jews and the rights that were affected due to these laws. We needed to do source analysis of a text that has been provided to us, for the source analysis we first had to read our source then we answered questions related to the topics which were discussed in the text. 

At their annual party rally held in Nuremberg in September 1935, the Nazi leaders announced new laws based on many of the racial theories common in Nazi beliefs. These "Nuremberg Laws" exclused German Jews from Reich citizenship an dprohibited them from marrying or having sexual relations with person of "German or German-related blood." Addtional regulations to these laws deprived them of most political rights. Jews were disenfranchised (that is, they had no righ to vote) and could not hold public office. 

The Nuremberg Laws did not identify a "Jew" as someone with particular religious beliefs. Intead the first amendment to the Nuremberg Laws defined anyone who had three or four Jewish grandparents as a jew, regardless of whether that individual recognized himself of herself as a Jew or belonged to the Jewish religious community. Many Germans who had not practised Judaism (the Jewish refligion) or who had no done so for years found themselves caught in the grip of Nazi terror. even people with Jewish grandparents who had converted to Christianity could be defined as Jews.

The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 was the start of a new wave of anti-Semitic laws that brought about immediate segregation: Jewish patient were no longer admitted to municipal hospitals in Düsseldorf, German court judges could not refer to legal commentaries or opinions written by Jewish authors, Jeiwsh officers were expelled from the army, and Jewish university students were not allowed to sit for doctoral exams. 

Other regulations reinforced the message that Jews were outsider in Germany; for example, in Deccember 1935, the Reich Propaganda Ministry issued a decree forbidding Jewish soldiers to be named among the dead in World War I memorials. 

Adapted from https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/anti-jewish-legislation-in-prewar-germany

1. Provide two examples of ways in which the Nuremberg laws affected the rights of German Jews. 

The Nuremberg Laws didn't allow German Jews to have citizenship. 

 

They also didn't allow them to have any romantic or sexual relationships with people of "German or German-related blood". 

2. What other actions were taken that discriminated against Jews in Germany?  (Remembering)

Anyone with three or four Jewish grandparents were defined as a Jew, regardless of whether that person identifies as a Jew.

The Reich Propaganda Ministry issued a decree which forbade Jewish soldiers to be named among the dead in the World War I memorials. 

They dpreived then of political rights and they were disenfranchised, which means they weren't allowed the right to vote. 

3. Why do you think that the Nazis passed these laws? (Understanding) 

Hitler hated the Jews, he thought that the Jews were staining the purity of Germnay saying they were the source of the German's misofrtunes.

4. If a New Zealand government passed a law that provided for different treatment of a named racial group in New Zealand, what do you think the reaction of most New Zealand people would be? Why do you think this might be the case? (Applying)

Many people would be enraged and shcoked at the fact that this may be happening. Since Māori had already experienced many difficulties with their cutlure, there may be various disagreements, and there is a chance of riots and strikes. 

5. do you think these Nuremberg laws were racist? Explain your point of view. (Evaluating) 

The Nuremberg Laws were racist towards the Jews because they were outcasting a race. After all, every race should be able to be recognized and celebrated. They took away many of the Jews rights which were required to live properly. They were denied many things and were humiliated, the Nuremberg Laws were unfair to them and didn't dive thme the freedom to have say in anything that was said in the government. They also massacred a huge amounts of the population of Jews, even going as far to sending them to concentration camps. 

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