Nuremberg Laws facts for kids

This illustration explains the Blutschutzgesetz: In general, the light (or the cross) symbols stand for German-blooded, the dark symbols for Jew. In general: No restriction if both people are German-blooded; If one of them is Quarter-Jew (Mischling 2. Grades) also no problem; Half-Jews need a special permission to marry people of German blood (in General, there were no such permissions); People that are more than half-Jew are not permitted to marry German-blooded people

The Nuremberg Laws is the name for three (historically: two laws) that were set into practice in Germany in 1935, and that were valid until 1945. They are named after the city of Nuremberg where the legislative assembly met.

Images for kids

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  Title page of the German government gazette Reichsgesetzblatt issue proclaiming the laws, published on 16 September 1935 (RGB I No. 100)

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  Members of the SA picket in front of a Jewish place of business during the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses, 1 April 1933.

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  The SA had nearly three million members at the start of 1934.

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  Nazi Party dignitaries at the 1935 Nuremberg Rally

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  1935 chart shows racial classifications under the Nuremberg Laws: German, Mischlinge, and Jew.

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  "Whoever wears this sign is an enemy of our people" – Parole der Woche, 1 July 1942

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  Beginning in 1941, Jews were required by law to self-identify by wearing a yellow badge on their clothing.

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  Decree of Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria for approval of The law for protection of the nation

See also

In Spanish: Leyes de Núremberg para niños