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.
Read more about this topic: Mischling
Famous quotes containing the word laws:
“Herein is the explanation of the analogies, which exist in all the arts. They are the re-appearance of one mind, working in many materials to many temporary ends. Raphael paints wisdom, Handel sings it, Phidias carves it, Shakspeare writes it, Wren builds it, Columbus sails it, Luther preaches it, Washington arms it, Watt mechanizes it. Painting was called “silent poetry,” and poetry “speaking painting.” The laws of each art are convertible into the laws of every other.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)