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The Holocaust
The Nazi government led by Adolf Hitler at this time carried out numerous murders of Jews leading to the name, "Holocaust." -
Adolf Hitler takes power
On January 30th, 1933, Hitler is appointed Chancellor by President Hindenburg. In March of 1933, Hitler addresses the first session of Parliament as Chancellor. -
Jewish businesses are boycotted
At this time, businesses owned by Jews in Germany started getting shut down. Signs were placed everywhere that informed everyone that all Jewish owned stores and retails are out of business. -
Night of the Long Knives
Storm Trooper (SA) Guards would start their attack on prisoners at the German Communist Party in the basement jails. This event marked the beginning of the Holocaust that would lead on for years. -
Jewish Laws are issued in Germany
Jewish people and those who were thought to be Jewish were excluded from German citizenship. The laws also prohibited marriage between a Jew and non-Jew. -
Jewish Refugees wait for exit Visas at a Police Station
In the picture, Austrian Jews wait in line for exit visas to attempt and leave the country after the attacks from the Nazi government. The Jewish also had to pay large sums of money in taxes and additional fees. -
Night of the Broken Glass
The Nazi' continue their attacks on the Jewish by burning Synagogues in Germany. In the picture, Rostock residents watch a Jewish Synagogue burn after being set on fire by the Nazi's. -
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"Final Solution"
A plan by the Nazi Government to kill all Jews in sight during WWII -
MS Saint Louis setting sail from Germany
In May of 1939, the American's respond to Germany for the attacks on the Jewish community. The MS St. Louis carried over 937 passengers from Germany to Cuba. Most of the passengers on board were Jewish at the time. Unfortunately, at the time the Jewish didn't know, but the Cuban government and revoked their landing certificates to come to Cuba. After the U.S. Government had also denied the refugees, the ship returned to Europe where about 250 Jewish passengers were killed. -
Germany joins the War
After an invasion of Poland by the Germans, Europe joined WWII and continued to kill Jews in the process. After two years of conquest, Allied forces drove the Germans back from Poland and led to the surrender of Germany in 1945 which ended the war. -
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Invasion of Poland
These string of events led to Germany joining the war and marked the beginning of WWII. -
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Deportations
Trains carrying Jews from Europe rolled in one of the six killing centers located along railroad lines in Poland. Usually, more than 80 to 100 people crammed into small boxcars that went to the centers. Deportation trains at the time carried over 1,000 to 2,000 people. -
Jews are rescued
In October 1943, Danish rescuers sailed over 7,220 Jews to safety from execution in Germany. The Jews were taken to Sweden since they were neutral in the war. -
Concentration Camps
After being led off of trains, Jews arrived in Auschwitz to be executed in gas chambers and to have their bodies cremated after. -
Postwar Trials
After the war in 1945, there were 22 major war criminals who were tried for crimes for events like the Holocaust and crime against peace.
