what was on the 'papers' that the nazis demanded jews to show to them?

Question

what were the 'papers' that jewish citizens had to show? was this paper discriminatory or was it something that non jews had to show as well? how often was it required to be shown? what kind of information was on it? thank you.

i hope this question is aksed in a non offensive way. i would like to know.

Answer 1

Totalitarian governments track EVERYBODY. All the time. The papers were essentially ID forms, with pictures, heritage, occupation, physical address. If someone could not explain why they were in such-and-such an area of town or the countryside, they'd be targets for more questioning and harassment.

The general idea was to beat into each individual's head that the State was the Boss. Period. Neither was it limited to Jews in Nazi Germany--- Werner Von Braun, the rocket scientist, was once arrested and detained simply because he was not in with the right clique --- his boss was not Gestapo.

This is the reason that Americans are suspicious of a National ID card; are skittish about Social Security numbers, and concerned about Google's incessant tracking of IP numbers and net usage.

I've met people form the former Soviet Union who have been pulled over for a busted tail-light and asked to show their license --- and they were nervous wrecks for a week after that.

Answer 2

Jewish citizens in Nazi German-occupied lands had to carry papers stating their Jewish identities. It would be like carrying a passport with you, with your personal information, like we would have on a driver's license, but also declared that you were a Jew. You could be stopped on the street and asked to show the ID, if you were not allowed to be in a certain area. In some cities, Jews were restricted to their "ghettos". Non-Jews most likely had their usual IDs, like we use driver's licenses.

Answer 3

Nazis want to exterminate the Jews as the supreme race.

Answer 4

idk my guess is to show proof that u are really jewish
hope i helped