The Jews in Nazi Germany

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The Jews in Nazi Germany
What was it like to be a Jew living in Nazi
Germany. ? .
Presentation by Mr Griffiths www.SchoolHistory.co
.uk
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It is important to remember that it was not only
the Jews who were to experience any form of
prejudice within Germany
communists, gypsies, homosexuals, also faced
persecution...
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and the persecution of the Jews was not new.
The persecution of the Jews had happened
throughout history. There had always been anti
- Semitic feelings (against Jews)
It reappeared in Germany in 1933.

• People who went out shopping were encouraged not
  to buy any goods from German shops

• People were warned about which shops belonged
  to the Jews

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In 1935, the Nazi Party passed what was called
the Nuremberg Laws
These laws were designed to

• Stop Jews and Germans from marrying.

• Stop Jews and Germans from having sexual relations

• To make sure that German blood was not tainted by
  mixing with other races

• Pictures would be produced warning people about
  what could happen. People were degraded

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The Nazis placed a great emphasis upon
encouraging the children to view what Hitler was
doing as being right
Posters encouraged children into recognising that
Hitler was a saviour. Schools became places to
pick on the Jews
Various efforts were made to ensure that the
children were brought up to believe that the Jews
were inferior and a danger to German people. The
next page shows you
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In 1936, the Olympic Games came to Germany.

• The Nazis decided that they had to hide to the
  rest of the world what had been happening to the
  Jewish population.

• They still wanted the rest of the world to know
  what they thought of their leader

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In 1938, the situation took a more serious turn
for the worst. Called the Night of Broken Glass,
the Nazis start to use violence against the Jews
Jewish shops, churches and other buildings were
openly attacked. People became subjected to
violence
It would lead to the start of more systematic
violence...
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From 1939 onwards, Jews were rounded up. They
were forced to move out of their homes. To start
off with they were sent to areas in cities
designed only for them. These were ghettos
Jewish people

• Had their property confiscated

• Were forced to move to new areas

• Had their citizenship taken away

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By 1941, the Jews were to be moved to
concentration camps
They usually arrived by railway. Camps like
Auschwitz and Dachau were more than just
concentration camps
Jews from all over Europe were forced to work here
then from 1941 - 42 onwards...
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There was the Holocaust
around 6 million Jews lost their lives in
these death camps...
these camps can still be found. Mostly in
countries like Poland, they are a grim reminder
of what racism can lead to...