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Nuremberg Laws

Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg laws were about defining citizenship within Germany and preserving
German blood. It provided racial theories that were the basis for persecution of many
Jews in Germany. The laws were passed by all-Nazi representatives. The Reich
Citizenship Law claimed that only people with German or kindred blood could be
citizens of Germany. It asserted that Jews were a race defined by blood, even if this
had no scientifically valid basis. People with three or more grandparents born into a
Jewish community were considered Jewish, even if they hadn’t practiced the religion
before. Jews were labeled “subjects of the state”. Conversion wasn’t an escape
since birth and blood defined citizenship The Law for the Protection of German
Blood and German Honor banned “interracial” relationships between Germans and
Jews. These laws were significant for later developments. They set up the
anti-semitic environment for the Holocaust that affected blacks and Roma in
addition to the Jewish. Other countries adopted similar laws as well.
This week’s reading was short, but very impactful. It was eye opening to see
translations of the official documents that caused Jews such pain during the Holocaust.
I cannot believe the little details they added to make sure that Jews don’t mix with Germans.
How did they think of maids being forced into sexual relations with Jewish masters? It’s
clear that the Nazi government already had false pre-conceptions of the Jews if they
believed this would be a regular occurence. I see no logic in these laws. How did they
actually believe that Judaism was a race? These articles left me with so many questions
on how this was possibly passed. How was Hitler able to convince his Nazis that these
were fair laws? Nazis were regular German citizens before they were Nazis, right? I guess
I just can’t believe that these events took place.

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