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Jewish people were removed from public office and professions- civil servants, lawyers and teachers were sacked.
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School lessons to reflect the view that Jewish people were 'Untermensch'.
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Many Jewish shops were vandalised.
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SA officers actively encouraged Germans to avoid entering Jewish places of work.
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A boycott of Jewish shops and other businesses took place.
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These laws removed many Jewish rights.
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Jewish people were denied the right to be German citizens.
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They defined a Jew as anyone with three or more Jewish grandparents. Four German grandparents were needed to be classified as German.
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Marriage and relationships between Jewish people and Germans became illegal.
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Jewish people were banned from becoming doctors.
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Jewish people had to carry identity cards which showed a 'J' stamp.
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Jewish children were denied education and banned from schools.
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Jewish men had to add 'Israel' to their name, women had to add 'Sarah'.
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Kristallnacht: On the night of the 9 November 1938, Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues were attacked throughout Germany and Austria.
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The first ghettoes (segregated housing within towns, with a controlled entrance and exit) were opened in Eastern Europe to separate Jewish people from ‘ordinary’ citizens.
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Jewish people were banned from owning businesses.
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Star of David Emblem: On 23 November 1939 Jewish people were ordered to wear the Star of David on their clothes. This helped identify them more easily.