Nuremberg Laws passed in Germany

Definition

The Nuremberg Laws were anti-Semitic laws in Nazi Germany introduced at the annual Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party in 1935. They included laws that stripped German Jews of their rights and citizenship, prohibiting intermarriage and sexual relations between Jews and Germans.

Analogy

Imagine a school where students are divided based on their favorite color. Those who like blue are given privileges while those who prefer red are discriminated against, not allowed to participate in school activities or even interact with blue-lovers. This is similar to how the Nuremberg Laws segregated Jews from non-Jewish Germans.

Related terms

Anti-Semitism: Prejudice, discrimination or hostility directed against Jews.

Holocaust: The systematic genocide of about six million European Jews during World War II by Nazi Germany.

Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass): A pogrom against Jews carried out by SA paramilitary forces and civilians throughout Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938.