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Documentation of the Reichsministerium der Justiz (Reich Ministry of Justice), Germany, 1933-1945

Documentation of the Reichsministerium der Justiz (Reich Ministry of Justice), Germany, 1933-1945 In the years 1933-1935, the Reich Ministry of Justice became the central authority in the judicial system in Germany, and as such assumed management of the system. Upon the seizure of control by the Nazis, Franz Guertner, who had been appointed to the position of Reich Justice Minister in 1932 under Franz von Papen, abandoned the principles of State Law, and provided legal means for the activities of the SA, SS and the Gestapo. During his time, the rights of Jews were revoked and a special criminal code was...

Type of Material : Administrative Documentation, Survey Report, Lecture, Letter, Laws and Decrees, Official Documentation

Language : German

Documentation of the International Military Tribune - IMT in Nuremberg, regarding anti-Jewish legislation in Germany

Documentation of the International Military Tribune - IMT in Nuremberg, regarding anti-Jewish legislation in Germany Anti-Jewish legislation; the part taken by the accused in the legislation of the laws; - Names of the accused: Rudolf Hess, Wilhelm Frick, Wilhelm Stuckarth, Arthur Gutt, Berhard Losener, Martin Bormann, Fritz Reinhardt, Franz Schlegelberger, Ludwig Graf von Schwerin-Krosigk, and George Thierack; - Survey of the anti-Jewish legislation in Germany during 1933-1943, including the Nuremberg Laws, the regulations for the implementation of the anti-Jewish legislation, and the part taken...

File Number : 257

Type of Material : Legal Documentation

Language : English

Letter written by Schlegelberger, the German Minister of Justice, regarding the handling of Mischlinge in the context of the Final Solution, 1942

Letter written by Schlegelberger, the German Minister of Justice, regarding the handling of Mischlinge in the context of the Final Solution, 1942 The letter was sent to the Parteikanzlei (Party bureau), the Minister of the Interior, the Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD –BdS (Sipo and SD commander) and to other organizations; the letter deals with the Final Solution and the treatment that must be given to the Mischlinge; Mischlinge 2te Grades (Mischlinge of Second Degree) will not be included in the steps that will be taken as part of the implementation of the Final Solution; steps to be taken...

File Number : 217

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Documentation regarding the anti-Mischlinge legislation, and the conduct of medical experiments on concentration camp inmates, 1942-1944

Documentation regarding the anti-Mischlinge legislation, and the conduct of medical experiments on concentration camp inmates, 1942-1944 - Letter sent to Lammers by Minister of the Justice Schlegelberger, including a request for a repeat discussion regarding the treatment of Jews and Mischlinge, before a final decision will be made regarding the matter; - Letter written by Schlegelberger regarding the Final Solution, including an argument that the "means for the solution of the problem" are not to include second degree Mischlinge or first degree Mischlinge whose children became valued members of society;...

File Number : 81

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Letters and orders by the general director of the Ministry of Justice, Franz Schlegelberger and the general director of the Ministry of the Interior, Wilhelm Stuckart and others, regarding the marking and deporting of Jews, the halting of pension payments to deportees, and other matters Letters and orders by Reinhard Heydrich, Woermann, Martin Luther and the general director of the Ministry of Justice, Franz Schlegelberger and the general director of the Ministry of the Interior, Wilhelm Stuckart, regarding the preparation of a card file with the names of Jews and people of Jewish origin, the marking and...

File Number : 347

Type of Material : Letter

Language : English, German

"The German Penal System under the Nazi Regime", essay written by Dr. Bruno Blau

"The German Penal System under the Nazi Regime", essay written by Dr. Bruno Blau In the file: 2-Scanned File: Postwar "The German Penal System under the Nazi Regime", essay by Dr. Bruno Blau, New York, describing the history of Nazi law from its early days undermining lawful procedures to its totally arbitrary approach to prosecution: - Executions of politically undesirable persons during the "Night of the Long Knives"; - Death penalties, based on overriding of court decisions by direct intervention of Hitler; - The "Nacht und Nebel Erlass" (Night and Fog Decree), 1941; - Nazi...

File Number : 325

Type of Material : Research Article, Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : Hebrew, German

Dr. Friedrich Shlomo Perles: Documents and other materials on the exhibition "In the Name of the German People - Judiciary and National Socialism" in Berlin 1989

Dr. Friedrich Shlomo Perles: Documents and other materials on the exhibition "In the Name of the German People - Judiciary and National Socialism" in Berlin 1989 1. Article by F. S. Perles about the exhibition 2. Speech of the Minister of Justice Engelhard at the opening of the exhibition 3. Table of contents of the exhibition 4. Photocopies of a compilation of texts and photos in the exhibition along with handwritten notes 5. Radio and press reports on the exhibition

File Number : 1246

Type of Material : Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Lecture, Newspaper Clippings, Exhibition, Speech, Exhibition Catalog

Language : German