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Beer Hall Putsch
In the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923, Hitler and the Nazi Party attempted to overthrow the Weimar Republic. -
Adolf Hitler Becomes Leader of the Reestablished Nazi Party
Hitler declares the reformulation of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) with himself as a leader (Führer). -
Anne Frank Born
On June 12, 1929, Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany. One of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust, she was only 15 years old when she died in a German concentration camp. -
Bela Weichert Diary Entry
Slovak Jew Bela We1ichherz and his wife, Esti, lived in the city of Bratislava where he worked as a traveling salesman for the Philips Company. Bela’s parents and some of his seven siblings remained in Cadca, his hometown, and the family visited them often. -
Hitler Campaign Speech
In July 1932 the Nazi Party wins 230 seats in German parliamentary elections, becoming the largest party represented. -
Law for the “Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases”
The German government passes the “Law for the Prevention of Offspring with Hereditary Diseases” -
Central Organization of German Jews Formed
German Jewish organizations establish the Central Organization of German Jews (Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden) in an effort to better represent the interests of German Jews through a unified response to escalating Nazi persecution. -
Editors Law
The Editors Law (Schriftleitergesetz) forbids non-“Aryans” to work in journalism.
