More than 430 anti-Jewish laws, decrees and ordinances issued by the Nazi regime in Germany have now been compiled and published here for the benefit of individual Nazi victims seeking indemnification. The book was issued with the aid of the United Restitution Office.
Nazi victims presenting compensation claims to the German authorities, must establish the fact that they were persecuted in a given manner. The book deals only with anti-Jewish legislation applying to Germany proper. Additional discriminatory measures enacted by Nazi officialdom in the countries overrun by Germany before and during the war probably exceed 2,000 in number.
In addition to the well-known major anti-Jewish laws, the book, edited by the late Dr. Bruno Blau, quotes such decrees as that of January, 1941, requiring Jews to give up woolen clothing and furs, permitting them to retain one overcoat but specifying that, if it has a fur collar, the collar must be detached; that of December, 1941, banning Jews from using telephones; that of February, 1942, forbidding them to Subscript to or buy newspaper a and magazines; that of April, 1942, excluding Jews from the use of public transportation; that of May, 1942, barring them from barber shops; and finally that of the same month, prohibiting Jews from owning pets such as dogs, cats, canaries or goldfish.
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