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Nuremberg Laws
Did the Germans persecute the Jews based on their religion?
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Did the Germans persecute the Jews based on their religion?
In the Nuremberg Laws Jews were defined as a "race" rather than a religion. Thus, Jews were persecuted by "blood" not religion.
Nuremberg Laws