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1933
• Jewish people were removed from public office and professions- civil servants, lawyers and teachers were sacked.
• School lessons to reflect the view that Jewish people were 'Untermensch'.
• On 1 April 1933, a boycott of Jewish shops and other businesses took place.
• SA officers actively encouraged Germans to avoid entering Jewish places of work.
• Many Jewish shops were vandalised. -
Introduction of the Nuremberg Laws
• These laws removed many Jewish rights. • They defined a Jew as anyone with three or more Jewish grandparents. Four German grandparents were needed to be classified as German. • Jewish people were denied the right to be German citizens. • Marriage and relationships between Jewish people and Germans became illegal. -
Kristallnacht
• Kristallnacht: On the night of the 9 November 1938, Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues were attacked throughout Germany and Austria.
○ Around 7,500 Jewish shops were damaged or destroyed and 400 synagogues were burned to the ground.
○ Almost 100 Jewish people were killed and 30,000 were sent to concentration camps. -
Star of David Emblem
Jewish people were ordered to wear the Star of David on their clothes. This helped identify them more easily.