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Mischling Test refers to the legal test under Nazi Germany's Nuremberg Laws that was applied to determine whether a person was considered a " Jew" or a " Mischling" (mixed-blood).
The Test[ edit]The Decree sets up the legal test defined here.
Part One[ edit]The first part of the test is implemented by setting up three categories as follows:
A person with either three or four Jewish grandparents is considered to be a Jew.A person with exactly two Jewish grandparents is considered to be either a Jew or a Mischling of the first degree [8](discussed below, second part of test)A person with only one Jewish grandparent is considered to be a Mischling of the second degree. [9]Part Two[ edit]The remaining problem was the treatment of a person with two Jewish, and two non-Jewish, grandparents. This leads to the second part of the test, which has four subdivisions.
A person with exactly two Jewish grandparents was deemed a Jew [10] if either:
a) he is a member of the Jewish religious community on 14 November 1935 or later becomes a member; orb) he is married to a Jew on 14 November 1935 or later marries a Jew; orc) his parents were married on or after 17 September 1935, and one of his parents is Jewish; ord) he is born out of wedlock after 31 July 1936, and one of his parents is Jewish.If such a person is not classified as a Jew under any of these four subtests, then he is a Mischling of the 1st degree (by the terms of Part One).
Examples[edit]
Racial classification chart based on the Nuremberg Laws.
The following Examples demonstrate how Part Two of the Decree's legal test operates.
Remember that in every case, X always has exactly two Jewish grandparents. Unless this initial condition applies, there is no point in applying these tests, as the categorization into the three basic classes (Jew, Mischling, German) is only complicated in the case of "exactly two" Jewish grandparents.
Test A[edit]
X had always worshiped as a Jew but on 1 November 1935 he converted to Catholicism. He is a Mischling (1st degree) as a result. If he had waited two more weeks to convert, he would be classified as (and would always remain) a Jew.
X had left the Jewish religious community but rejoins it on 1 December 1935. He was a Mischling but on 1 December he will be classified as a Jew.
Test B[edit]
X had been married to a Jew for years but on 1 November 1935, their divorce becomes final. He is a Mischling (1st degree) as a result. If the divorce proceedings had lasted for two more weeks, he would be classified as (and would always remain) a Jew.
X was a lifelong bachelor but married a Jew on December 1, 1935. He was a Mischling but on December 1 he will be classified as a Jew.
Test C[edit]
X has one Jewish and one non-Jewish parent and they are married 15 September 1935. He is born two years thereafter. He is a Mischling (1st degree). Same result if he is born on 1 October 1935.
X has one Jewish and one non-Jewish parent and they are married 15 October 1935. He is born two years thereafter. He is classified as a Jew. Same result if he is born 1 November 1935.
Test D[edit]
X has one Jewish and one non-Jewish parent, who never marry. He is born 10 August 1936. He is classified as a Jew. If he had been born two weeks earlier (e.g. 27 July 1936), he would have been classified as a Mischling (1st degree).
X has one Jewish and one non-Jewish parent. He is born 27 July 1936.
if his parents were married on 15 September 1935, he is a Mischling (1st degree).
if his parents were married on 15 October 1935, he is a Jew.
if his parents never marry, he is a Mischling (1st degree).
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