The folowing list shows 29 of the more than 400 legal restrictions imposed upon Jews and other groups during the first six years of the Nazi regime (from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Website).
1933
March 31
Decree of the Berlin City Commissioner for Health suspends Jewish doctors from the city’s social welfare services.
April 7
The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service removes Jews from government service.
April 7
The Law on the Admission to the Legal Profession forbids the admission of Jews to the bar.
April 25
The Law against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities limits the number of Jewish students
in public schools.
July 14
The Denaturalization Law revokes the citizenship of naturalized Jews and “undesirables.”
October 4
The Law on Editors bans Jews from editorial posts.
1935
May 21
The Army Law expels Jewish officers from the army.
September 15
The Nuremberg Race Laws exclude German Jews from Reich citizenship and prohibit them from marrying or having sexual relations with persons of “German or German-related blood.”
1936
January 11
The Executive Order on the Reich Tax Law forbids Jews to serve as tax consultants.
April 3
The Reich Veterinarians Law expels Jews from the profession.
October 15
The Reich Ministry of Education bans Jewish teachers from public schools.
1937
April 9
The Mayor of Berlin orders public schools not to admit Jewish children until further notice.
1938
January 5
The Law on the Alteration of Family and Personal Names forbids Jews from changing their names.
February 5
The Law on the Profession of Auctioneer excludes Jews from the profession.
March 18
The Gun Law bans Jewish gun merchants.
April 22
The Decree against the Camouflage of Jewish Firms forbids changing the names of Jewish-owned businesses.
April 26
The Order for the Disclosure of Jewish Assets requires Jews to report all property in excess of 5,000 reichsmarks.
July 11
The Reich Ministry of the Interior bans Jews from health spas.
August 17
The Executive Order on the Law on the Alteration of Family and Personal Names requires Jews bearing first names of “non-Jewish” origin to adopt an additional name: “Israel” for men and “Sara” for women.
October 3
The Decree on the Confiscation of Jewish Property regulates the transfer of assets from Jews to non-Jews in Germany.
October 5
The Reich Ministry of the Interior invalidates all German passports held by Jews. Jews must surrender their old passports, which will become valid only after the letter “J” has been stamped on them.
November 12
The Decree on the Exclusion of Jews from German Economic Life closes all Jewish-owned businesses.
November 15
The Reich Ministry of Education expels all Jewish children from public schools.
November 28
The Reich Ministry of the Interior restricts the freedom of movement of Jews.
November 29
The Reich Ministry of the Interior forbids Jews to keep carrier pigeons.
December 14
The Executive Order on the Law on the Organization of National Work cancels all state contracts held with Jewish-owned firms.
December 21
The Law on Midwives bans all Jews from the profession.
1939
February 21
The Decree concerning the Surrender of Precious Metals and Stones in Jewish Ownership requires Jews to turn in gold, silver, diamonds, and other valuables to the state without compensation.
August 1
The President of the German Lottery forbids the sale of lottery tickets to Jews.