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The Persecution Begins
Shortly after Hitler took power in Germany, he ordered all "non-Aryans" to be removed from government jobs -
The Final Solution
Nazi's had concentrated on silencing their political opponents-communists, socialists, liberals, and anyone else who spoke out against the government. -
Jews Targeted
Nuremberg Laws stripped of their German citizenship, jobs, and property. Jews had to wear a bright yellow star of David attached to their clothing for easier identification. -
Kristallnacht
Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues across Germany and Austria. -
The Plight of the St. Louis
German ocean liner that passed Miami in 1939. 740/943 passengers has U.S. immigration papers, the coast guard followed the ship to prevent anyone from disembarking in America. -
Spare a Quarter?
By 1939, only a quarter million Jews remained in Germany. But other nations that Hitler occupied had millions more. -
THe Final Stage
A meeting held in Wannsee, a lakeside suburb near Berlin, Hitlers top officials agreed to begin mass murdering Jews. Germans built 6 death camps in Poland. Chelmno, the first, began operating in 1941. Each camp had gas chambers that could kill 12,000 a day. Auschwitz was the biggest death camp.
