Question

The Nuremberg Laws identified a Jew as someone who,

Answer 1

The correct answer is - C) had Jewish ancestors.

The Nuremberg Laws were defining a Jewish person by the person's ancestry. If someone had a Jewish ancestor and it was recorded in the documentations, than that persons was identified as Jewish, even though that person might have identified as other ethnicity, and was not practicing Judaism as its religion, it didn't matter.

The next step after the identification of the Jewish people was one of the biggest massacres in the world's history, known as the Holocaust, where it is estimated that around 6 million Jews were killed.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C - had Jewish ancestors. The person did not need to currently be practicing Judaism to be considered a Jew. They were considered Jews based on their ancestors.