Document no. 1: Nazi anti-Jewish laws Shortly after Hitler's appointment as Reich Chancellor, on January 30, 1933, the Reichstag (German parliament) began to pass a series of anti-Jewish decrees. Sections of these laws are cited below: April 7, 1933 Laws for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service "Public servants who are not of Aryan (non-Jewish) origin shall be placed on retirement." April 7, 1933 Law relating to admission to the 'Order of Lawyers" Admission to the bar may be denied to persons who, according to the law on the restoration of the professional civil service of 7 April 1933, are not of Aryan origin.'Law of 25 April 1933 against crowding of schools and German higher education institutions Learning"In new admissions, attention must be paid to the fact that the number of Reich Germans who, according to the law on the restoration of the professional civil service of 7 April 1933, are of non-Aryan origin, out of the total number of present schools and each faculty, does not exceed the proportion of non-Aryans within the German population of the Reich."1. How would these laws affect the Jewish population?2. If you were Jewish would you leave Germany? ExplainDocument no. 2: Nuremberg Laws15 September 1935Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor"Marriages between Jews and subjects of German blood are prohibited...Jews are prohibited from flying the Reich and national flags and displaying the Reich colors ... They may instead wear the Jewish colors...Whoever violates the ban...will be punished with forced labor." 15 September 1935Reich Citizenship Law"Only a citizen of the Reich is a subject of German lineage or similar blood who demonstrates by his conduct that he is willing and able to loyally serve the German people and the Reich."1. What impact would these laws have on the Jewish population?A. Social effectB. Political effectC. Economic effectDocument no. 3: Nuremberg Laws: Who is a Jew? November 14, 1935 First Decree on the Reich Citizenship Law "A Jew cannot be a citizen of the Reich. He has no right to vote on political matters; he cannot hold public office ... A Jew is anyone descended from at least three grandparents who are racially fully Jewish.
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