Mischling - Nuremberg Laws

Nuremberg Laws

As defined by the Nuremberg laws in 1935, a Jew (German: Volljude in Nazi terminology) was a person - regardless of religious affiliation or self-identification - who had at least three Jewish grandparents who had been enrolled with a Jewish congregation. A person with one or two Jewish grandparents was also legally "Jewish" (so-called Geltungsjude, roughly speaking, in English: :"Jew by legal validity") if they met any of these conditions:

• Were enrolled as member of a Jewish congregation when the Nuremberg Laws were issued, or joined later
• Were married to a Jew
• Were the issue from a marriage with a Jew, which was concluded after the ban on mixed marriages
• Were the issue of an extramarital relationship with a Jew, born out of wedlock after July 31, 1936.

People who did not belong to these categorical conditions but had two Jewish grandparents were classified as Jewish Mischling of the first degree. Someone with only one Jewish grandparent was Mischling of the second degree. See Mischling Test.