Language:
German
Year of publication:
2004
Titel der Quelle:
Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft
Angaben zur Quelle:
52,12 (2004) 1091-1105
Keywords:
Jews History 1933-1939
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
;
Jews Legal status, laws, etc.
Abstract:
There are many misconceptions about Nazi sanctions against partners in Jewish-Aryan extramarital relations. Condemnation of such relations did not originate with the Nazis, but expressed the feelings of many Germans since the 19th century. The Nuremberg Law on the preservation of German racial honor transferred authority to deal with "Rassenschande" from the mob to the judiciary. The cases - usually initiated after denunciations by neighbors or family members - were tried in ordinary open courts (until 1939 with a jury). They were fairly common, not isolated show trials. The judges acted independently, and the accused were allowed to defend themselves. The trials ordinarily ended in prison sentences, but over the years the verdicts grew more severe; in rare cases, Jews considered especially indecent and despicable were sentenced to death.
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