Holocaust

Reichstag Fire Decree

Feb 28, 1933

president Hindenburg suspends constitutional protections in Germany.

Anti-Jewish Boycott

Apr 1, 1933

Members of the Nazi party and its affiliated organizations a nationwide boycott of Jewish-owned businesses in Germany.

Book burning

May 10, 1933

Books deemed "un-German" are publicly burned throughout Germany.

Editors Law

Oct 4, 1933

New German law forbids non-"Aryans" to work in journalism.

Death of German president Von Hindenburg

Aug 2, 1934

Adolf Hitler becomes president of Germany.

Ban on Jehovahs witness organizations

Apr 1, 1935

The German government bans all organizations of the Jehovah's witness Christian denomination.

Nuremberg race laws

Sep 15, 1935

The Nuremberg laws of 1935 herald a new wave of anti-Semitic legislation that brings immediate and concrete segregation.

Anti-Jewish laws in Hungary

May 29, 1938

Hungary adopts comprehensive anti-Jewish laws and measures.