Holocaust Timeline

Holocaust

Period: 1933 to 1945

Adolf Hitler Gains Leadership over Germany

Jan 30, 1933

This is number 16 on my list of important events because this marked the start of the holocaust. This matters because it brought the Nazi ideology into politics and the Nazi Party was able to take over. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

First Concentration Camp Dachau is Opened

Mar 22, 1933

I would rank this number 13 on my list because this is the start of forced labor and suffering for Jewish people. It matters because without this first concentration camp Jewish people wouldn’t have been forced into labor https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/events-in-the-history-of-the-holocaust-1933-to-1939/ .

Boycott of Jewish Shops and Businesses

Apr 1, 1933

I would rank it low on the list, like a 29 because it wasn’t effective, but it matters because this shows the rising popularity of the Nazi Ideology in Germany. The Nazi’s that followed through with this would avoid purchasing goods from the stores, harass the Jewish owners and customers. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Laws of Civil Service Pass

Apr 7, 1933

This is ranked 19 on my list. This prevents Jewish people from working in the government and other government institutions. This matters because many Jews were removed from their jobs and Jewish people had no representation anymore. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-group/holocaust/1933-1938

Passed Laws Against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities

May 25, 1933

I would rank this 12 on my list. These laws were passed to put a limit on the amount of Jewish people that can go to public school. This matters because many Jews were isolated from the lack of places to go. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Hitler Becomes a Dictator

Aug 19, 1934

I would rank this third on my list because gained complete rule over Germany. This matters because now he can do things without question, including pushing his Nazi Ideology into the public and start persecuting the Jews more harshly than he could before. https://www.yadvashem.org/holocaust/resource-center/timeline/1934-1939.html

SS Chief Himmler creates Inspectorate of Concentration Camps

Dec 10, 1934

This is ranked 2nd because this is the centralization of the concentration camp system. This matters because without this system none of the concentration camps would have been built. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-group/holocaust/1933-1938

Banning of Jehovah’s Witness Organizations

May 1, 1935

This ranks 24 as this banning prevented Jews from doing their religious duties. This matters because the Jews way of life and practicing their religion was disrupted. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Nuremberg Laws

Sep 15, 1935

This ranks number 5, as this is an anti Jewish racial law revoking their citizenship. This matters because this marks the start of categorizing Jews and Aryans based on their looks. They also can not be nationalistic, as they can’t marry Aryans or use the German Flag. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-group/holocaust/1933-1938

Jewish Doctors are Outlawed from Practicing Medicine

Mar 3, 1936

I would rank this at a 30, but this matters because Jewish people had one less job they could do and it put many Jewish owners of businesses relating to medicine to have to abandon their positions. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Olympics held in Berlin

Period: Aug 1, 1936 to Aug 16, 1936

This is ranked 25, as this excluded many Jewish athletes from not attending and was a big play for Nazi propaganda. This matters because many Jewish athletes whom where on the Olympics team were excluded from doing the thing that they dedicated their time to and the world was misled by nazi propaganda. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Antisemitic showing at the German Museum library at Munich

Nov 8, 1937

This is ranked 29. The Nazi’s held an exhibition regarding their Nazi ideology. Antisemitic art and imagery filled the museum.This matters because it displayed blatant hatred and disregard for Jews. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Germany Annexes Austria

Mar 13, 1938

I would rank this at number 23 , as this integrated Austria into the Third Reich. This matters because it was the start of Germanys crusade over Europe. https://www.museumoftolerance.com/education/teacher-resources/holocaust-resources/timeline-of-the-holocaust.html

Creation of Office of Jewish Emigration

Aug 1, 1938

I would rank this number 8, as it helped the Nazi’s manage emigration of Jews. This helped move around Jews and displaced many people from their homes. Many Jews were sent to other countries or deported to Ghettos through this system. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Law of Alteration of Family and Personal Names

Aug 17, 1938

I would rank this at 26 because the Law of Alteration Forced German Jew that have Jewish first names to adopt an additional name of “Israel” or “Sara” depending on Gender. This matters because it helped the Nazi’s label who was a Jew or not. https://www.yadvashem.org/holocaust/resource-center/timeline/1934-1939.html

Marking of Jewish Passports

Oct 5, 1938

I would rank this 28, as they used a “J” to mark them and this was used to restrict Jews from going to different places. This matters because this would restrict Jews from certain places and they couldn’t go where they wanted to. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-group/holocaust/1933-1938

Kristallnacht

Nov 10, 1938

I would rank this at 7 because Anti Jewish people went around and destroyed over 1400 synagogues, Jewish shops were looted, and 30000 male Jews were sent to concentration camp. This matters because this was a big ramp up in Nazi antisemitism against the Jews and it left many Jews feeling hopeless and in despair. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline/holocaust

Jewish Pupils expelled from School

Nov 15, 1938

I would rank this at 22, as this prevented Jewish kids from going to school. This matters because Jewish Kids now couldn’t integrate into society and have meaningful connections. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Reichstag Speech

Jan 30, 1939

I would rank this at 9. Adolf Hitler gave a speech that outbreak of war would mean the elimination of European Jewry. Highlighting his intent to begin the oppression and extermination of the Jews in Europe. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Germany rules of Czechoslovakia

Mar 15, 1939

I would rank this at 21. The takeover of this country put the Jews inside under prejudice. This matters because the Jews in this country were very heavily persecuted against and deported. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

WW2 Begins

Sep 1, 1939

I would rank this at 17, as Invading Poland sparked the 6 year long war and extermination of the Jews. This matters because the start of WW2 allowed Germany to invade other countries and exterminate any Jew. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-group/holocaust/1933-1938

Establishment of Łódź Ghetto

1940

This would be ranked at 11, as This place is where Jews were sent to live in harsh conditions. This matters because this was one of the most harshest places for a Jew to live. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Demand to Establish Warsaw Ghetto

Oct 12, 1940

This is ranked at 10. The beginning of establishing a ghetto within Warsaw. This matters because it was created to house and segregate Jews from society. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline/holocaust

Operation Reinhard

Oct 15, 1941

This is number 4, as this is The order to kill all the Jews in Poland. This matters because without this order, death camps wouldn’t have been introduced into Poland. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Final Solution is Planned

Jan 20, 1942

This is number one because this is The order to kill all the Jews in Poland. This matters because without this order, death camps would not have been introduced into Poland. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Apr 19, 1943

This is ranked 18, as Jews rose up in hopes of gaining support, but fail. This matters because the diplomats at the Bermuda Conference rejected the idea, causing the uprising to be a failure. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Order to Execute Jews in Łódź Ghetto

1944

I would rank this number 6, as the Nazi’s ruthlessly found and murdered the remaining Jews within the Ghetto. Exterminating many friends and families. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Łódź Ghetto is Liberated

1945

This is ranked at 15, as this means that the Jews remaining inside were now free from Nazi occupation, restoring some form of hope but also plunging some into despair. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Liberation of Auschwitz

Jan 27, 1945

This is ranked at 14, as This matters because the Jews remaining inside were free and the Soviet Soldiers saw the pure horror of the mass murder in the facility. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/

Nuremberg Trials

Nov 20, 1945

This is ranked at 20, as this matters because these trials were to bring justice for the Jews for being mass murdered and nearly plunged into extinction. https://stlholocaustmuseum.org/learn/timeline/