What are the Nuremberg Laws?
Q: What are the Nuremberg Laws?
A: The Nuremberg Laws are three laws passed in Germany in 1935 that were valid until 1945.
Q: Why are they called the Nuremberg Laws?
A: They are named after the city of Nuremberg where the legislative assembly met.
Q: What did the Gesetz zum Schutze des deutschen Blutes und der deutschen Ehre make illegal?
A: It made it illegal for Jews to marry Germans and for Germans and Jews to have sexual relations.
Q: What were the consequences for violating the law against marriage?
A: Prison time for both sexes violating it.
Q: What were the consequences for men not obeying the law against sexual relations?
A: Long prison terms.
Q: What did the Reich Citizenship Law say?
A: Only people of German or closely-related blood could become citizens - in other words: Jews (and some others) could not.
Q: Who were prohibited from engaging in marriage or sexual relations with 'Those of German or German related blood'?
A: Roma (Gypsies), Blacks or any of their offspring.
