Monday, 7 May 2012

Persecution of Jews

Once in power, Hitler put his anti-Semitic ideas outlined in 'Mein Kampf' into operation. 


  • In 1933, Jewish shops and businesses were boycotted.
  • In 1934, any Jews who were employed in Civil servant jobs were fired.
  • Jews were banned from Public Places.
  • The Nuremburg Laws of 1935, took away the Jew's rights to be German citizens. Marriages between Jews and non-Jews were banned.
  • Many Jews began to leave Germany
  • In November 1938, Jewish shops and synagogues were ransacked and destroyed in Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass).
  • Thousands of Jews were arrested over the following weeks, and 30,000 were sent to concentration camps.
  • After 1939, the Final Solution (The extermination of Jewish people) began. This resulted in 6m Jews being killed.
Persecution of Other Groups
  • Anyone who was not 'Aryan' suffered under the Nazis. Including, Blacks and Gypsies.
  • People not 'socially useful' were put into concentration camps. e.g. Mentally and physically ill and tramps.

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