In hard times Jews were often
blames (defeat in the
WWI;Communist uprisings and for
being selfish capitalists.)
Hitler blamed the Jews for
Germany's problems and
introduced measures which
persecuted the Jew's
1925
Mein Kampf was a racist text (Aryans
superior&Jews were subhuman and
unworthy of life)
Hitlers book was very popular
and influenced many Germans to
become anti-semetic
Early 1930's
When Nazi's came to power they
introduced Boycott of Jewish
shops/businesses and banned
Jew's from the army and
inheriting land.
Jews began to slide into poverty
as a result of less oppurtunities.
1935
Jews banned from army&resturants/
Nuremburg laws passed; forbid German
citizenship&passport, couldn't vote or
marry German citizens.
Made their lives very difficult for them.
1938
Jewish doctors, dentists&lawyers
forbidden to work with white
Aryans, Jewish identity cards (large
J), Jews had to register all possesions
making it easier for the government
to take them.
Growing violence
towards Jews, 1st
government
pogrom (organised
violence) and this
was a signal to jews
of what's to come.
Kristallnacht - a storm of attacks on Jews. SA
burnt, destroyed and vandalised synagogues,
jewish homes&businesses. Estimated 100 Jews
died.
20,000 jews
had been sent
to
concentration
camps
1939
Jews blamed for Kristillnacht, fined 1 billion
marks for damage, banned from running
businesses and from German schools/unis,
forced immigration and ghettos established.
Became even clearer that Jews had no place in Germany by 1939