ANTI-JEWISH LEGISLATION 
 More than 2,000 anti-Jewish measures were enacted in Germany (in its January 1, 1937 borders), under Nazi rule. The Nazi party program, adopted in February 1920, contained four anti-Jewish objectives, similar to those propounded by other anti-Semitic groups at the time: 1) Jews should not be citizens, and should have the legal status of foreigners; 2) Jews should not be public officials; 3) Jews should be barred from immigrating into Germany; and 4) any Jew who is the owner or editor of a German newspaper should be removed from that position. Three distinct waves of anti-Jewish legislation can be discerned. The first wave welled up in March 1933 and by April 7 had culminated in the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service. This law authorised the dismissal of almost all "non-Aryan" civil servants. The legislation barring Jews from various professions and occupations was further augmented by measures designed to make these occupations inaccessible to them in the first place. On April 7, 1933, the number of "non-Aryan" students was severely restricted in German schools. The Aryan clause prohibited "non-Aryans" from sitting for final state examinations in various occupations, and it was introduced into professional organisations, societies and clubs. The second major wave of anti-Jewish legislation came on September 15, 1935, when the Reichstag passed two laws. Under the Reich Citizenship Law, the Jews lost their citizenship and became subjects of the state, thus deprived, among others, of all voting rights. In coming years thirteen decrees were added to this law. The other law was the Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honour, which forbade marriage and sexual contact between Jews and Germans. In the wake of that law, a complicated classification system was enacted defining various degrees of Jewishness. The third wave of anti-Jewish legislation related to the remaining sphere of Jewish activity: the economy. Though this wave began during 1936 and 1937, its timing was most directly connected to measures taken after the rioting on "Kristallnacht". Jewish assets were seized "legally" through Aryanization. Jews and Germans were separated in both location and time. When the war broke out, the existing regulations were extended in every possible direction and tightened up. As of September 19, 1941, Jews had to wear the Jewish Badge in public, and on October 23, their emigration was prohibited. The "Final Solution," launched in Germany during the same month, was reflected inside the Reich by the enactment of regulations that deprived Jews of their last possessions and civil rights.