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The September 1935 Nuremberg laws deprived Jews of citizenship and prohibited sexual relations and intermarriage between Jews and "persons of German or related blood."
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In the chart shown in this photograph, the white figures represent “full-blooded” Germans, the black figures “full-blooded” Jews, and the shaded figures “cross breeds” (Mischlinge).
USHMM #91451/Stadtarchiv Bielefeld, Germany
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This photograph shows the public humiliation of a couple. The woman, who is non-Jewish, carries a sign reading “I am the greatest swine and sleep only with Jews.” The man's sign reads, “As a Jew, I only take German girls up to my room.”
USHMM #41015/Hulton Getty Picture Collection, London
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The Museum’s exhibitions are supported by the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund, established in 1990.
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