The Reich Citizenship Law, 1935
¢Article 1
A German subject is one who is a member of the protective union of the German Reich and is bound to it by special obligations. . . .
A German subject is one who is a member of the protective union of the German Reich and is bound to it by special obligations. . . .
¢Section 2
1. A Reich citizen is that subject who is of German or related blood only and who through his behavior demonstrates that he is ready and able to serve faithfully the German people and Reich.
2. The right to citizenship of the Reich is acquired by the grant of citizenship papers.
3. A citizen of the Reich is the sole bearer of full political rights as provided by the law.
1. A Reich citizen is that subject who is of German or related blood only and who through his behavior demonstrates that he is ready and able to serve faithfully the German people and Reich.
2. The right to citizenship of the Reich is acquired by the grant of citizenship papers.
3. A citizen of the Reich is the sole bearer of full political rights as provided by the law.
Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor
¢Firm in the knowledge that the purity of German blood is the basis for the survival of the German people and inspired by the unshakeable determination to safeguard the future of the German nation.
¢Section 1
Marriages between Jews and citizens of German or some related blood are forbidden.
Such marriages contracted despite the law are invalid
Marriages between Jews and citizens of German or some related blood are forbidden.
Such marriages contracted despite the law are invalid
¢Section 2
Sexual relations outside marriage between Jews and citizens of German or related blood are forbidden.
Sexual relations outside marriage between Jews and citizens of German or related blood are forbidden.
¢Section 3
Jews will not be permitted to employ female citizens of German or related blood who are under 45 years as housekeepers.
Jews will not be permitted to employ female citizens of German or related blood who are under 45 years as housekeepers.
¢Section 4
1. Jews are forbidden to raise the national flag or display the national colors.
2. However, they are allowed to display the Jewish colors. The exercise of this right is protected by the State.
1. Jews are forbidden to raise the national flag or display the national colors.
2. However, they are allowed to display the Jewish colors. The exercise of this right is protected by the State.
¢Section 5
1. Anyone who disregards Section 1 or 2 is liable to penal servitude.
2. Anyone who disregards the provisions of Sections 3 or 4 will be punished with imprisonment up to one year or with a fine, or with one of these penalties.
1. Anyone who disregards Section 1 or 2 is liable to penal servitude.
2. Anyone who disregards the provisions of Sections 3 or 4 will be punished with imprisonment up to one year or with a fine, or with one of these penalties.
¢Note: A convert to Judaism would be persecuted as well. If you looked Jewish or acted Jewish, you were Jewish. You were a ‘race traitor’.
The Nazi Party Platform
Read each section; 2 groups (protection and citizenship). Rank from Totalitarian and Tolerable; 1-10
¢Who could be a member? Who could not belong? What ethnic groups, religions, nationalities, race would be excluded?
¢What can you infer from the laws? (What is the philosophy and intention of the Nazi Party) Give examples
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