On this day in 1933, the Nazis passed “Gesetz zur Wiederherstellung des Berufsbeamtentums” — the Law for Re-Establishment of the Civil Service. The law barred Jews from holding positions in civil service, the state, and universities. At the same time, they also issued a law calling for the disbarment of all non-Aryans by September 1, 1933. Jews who were World War I veterans, lost a father or son in the war, or had had the position prior to August 1, 1914, were exempt from the law and were allowed to keep their jobs. These laws were the first of many designed to limit Jewish involvement in German society.