Decrees Directed Against the Jews of Warsaw

 

Oct. 12, 1939 Jews cannot withdraw deposits, securities, cash or gold from the banks, and are limited to withdrawals of 200 zlotys per week. A Jewish family cannot possess more than 2,000 zlotys in cash.
Oct. 21, 1939 Jews may not deal in textiles or processed leathers.
Oct. 22, 1939 Jews may not own radios or enter movie theaters. Jewish teachers may not teach in Polish schools.
Nov. 15, 1939 Jewish women may not engage in prostitution.
Nov. 17, 1939 A curfew imposed on all Jews in Warsaw from five o'clock.
Dec. 1, 1939 Jews from the age of 12 must wear an armband with a blue Star of David. A Star of David must be pasted on all Jewish-owned stores.
Dec. 3, 1939 Jews may not enter the central post office.
Dec. 5, 1939 All Jewish schools and educational institutions are closed.
Dec. 22, 1939 Jews may not use Polish porters and may not own telephones.
Dec. 23, 1939 All Jews must declare all the property in their possession or ownership.
Jan. 14, 1940 All Jews between the ages of 12 and 60 are sent to camps for re-education.
Jan. 24, 1940 All synagogues and houses of worship in Warsaw are closed.
Feb. 10, 1940 Jews may not travel by train between cities in Poland.
Apr. 7, 1940 Jews may not open bookstores.
July 6, 1940 Jews may not mail letters abroad.
July 8, 1940 All Jewish-owned printing shops are closed.
July 29, 1940 Jews may not enter parks, municipal areas and specified streets in the center of Warsaw and may not sit on public benches.
Aug. 22, 1940 Jewish peddlers and merchants may not purchase goods in neighboring villages.
Aug. 27, 1940 Jews may not own bakeries or coaches.
Aug. 29, 1940 Jews may not buy a German book.
Sept. 6, 1940 Pilsudski Square is renamed Hitler Square and is off-limits to Jews.
Sept. 19, 1940 Jewish doctors may not treat Polish patients and Polish doctors may not treat Jewish patients.
Sept. 25, 1940 Jews may only ride in trolleys bearing the Star of David.
Oct. 4, 1940 Polish maids may not work in Jewish homes.
Oct. 10, 1940 Jews must step off the sidewalk upon seeing a uniformed or civilian German.
Oct. 31, 1940 A monthly tax of five zlotys is imposed on Jews using trolleys.
Nov. 15, 1940 All Jews in Warsaw are transferred to the ghetto.
Nov. 19, 1940 All Jewish property found outside the ghetto walls is confiscated.

 

Source: Dor, Danny, Ed. Brave and Desperate. Israel: Ghetto Fighters' House Museum, 2003.