Holocaust

By SP99

  • Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany
    Germany had a Jewish population of 566,000.

  • Nazis burn Reichstag building

    Nazis burn Reichstag building
    meant to create a crisis atmosphere

  • Nazis stage boycott of Jewish shops and businesses

    Nazis stage boycott of Jewish shops and businesses

  • Burning of books in Berlin and throughout Germany.

    Burning of books in Berlin and throughout Germany.
    Books that had "unGerman" ideas were burned. Included books by; Freud, Einstein, Thomas Mann, Jack London, H.G. Wells, and many others.

  • Nazi Party is declared the only legal party in Germany.

    Nazis also pass a law to strip Jewish immigrants from Poland of their German citizenship.

  • German President von Hindenburg dies.

    German President von Hindenburg dies.
    Hitler becomes Führer.

  • Nazis force Jewish performers/artists to join Jewish Cultural Unions.

  • Nazis destroy the synagogue in Nuremburg.

    Nazis destroy the synagogue in Nuremburg.

  • Nazis order Jews to register wealth and property.

    Shortly after this, Nazis order Jewish-owned businesses to register.

  • Jews are prohibited from all legal practices.

  • Law requires Jewish passports to be stamped with a large red "J".

    Law requires Jewish passports to be stamped with a large red "J".

  • Jewish students are expelled from all non-Jewish German schools.

    Jewish students are expelled from all non-Jewish German schools.

  • German Jews are forbidden to own radio sets

    German Jews are forbidden to own radio sets

  • Polish Jews over age 10 must wear a yellow star.

    Polish Jews over age 10 must wear a yellow star.