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Enabling Acts are Passed
On the 23rd of March, 1933, the Enabling Acts were passed. These acts gave Adolf Hitler the power to pass laws without having to address the Reichstag. This decision would soon take a dark turn in the future. -
The Boycotts Begin
On the first of April, the Nazis set up signs on Jewish stores and business calling for a boycott. The Nazis claimed that the boycott was to stop the spread of dangerous Jewish propaganda. Despite this, people still went to the stores which lead to the boycott being consequently ended after 24 hours. However, this was just the beginning of discrimination against the Jews. -
The Nuremberg Laws are Passed
On the 15th of September of 1935, the Reichstag passed the Nuremberg Laws. These laws restricted future citizenship to those of "German or Kindred blood", excluding those who were seen as Gypsies and Jews. It also prohibited marriage between Jews and Non-Jews. -
Seeking for Refuge
During March, Jews from Vienna started trying to flee Germany for refuge after the waves of humiliation, terror, and confiscation. However, before being allowed to leave, they were forced to get an exit visa and had to pay large sums of money in taxes and fees. -
Night of Broken Glass
From the night of November 9 to November 10, the Nazis began to unleash violence against the Jews across all of Germany. They vandalized and burned synagogues, destroyed and damaged over 7,500 Jewish business, 96 Jews were killed, and nearly 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to Concentration Camps. -
Denial of the St. Louis
The MS St. Louis sailed from Germany to Cuba with 937 passengers aboard, mainly Jews. However, the Cuban government had revoked their landing certificates, causing them to turn to the US. The US government refused to let the Jews enter, forcing it to turn back to Europe. 250 of the refugees would then be killed in the Holocaust. -
Seige of Warsaw
In September of 1939, the Germans laid Warsaw in ruins following their conquest of Poland. This propelled Europe into the start of WWII. -
Sealing of the Warsaw Ghetto
In November of 1940, the German Authorities sealed the Warsaw ghetto, and restricted supplies for the 300,000 Jews in the ghetto. The inhabitants of the ghetto struggled to survive, as they were only given the bare minimum of necessities such as food sanitation, shelter, and clothing. -
Nazi Killing Squads
In July of 1941, almost a quarter of all Jews who died from the Holocaust were killed from being shot by SS mobile killing squads and police battalions, after the German Invasion of the Soviet Union in June. -
Deportation of the Jews
From 1942 to 1944, trains carrying Jews were sent to 6 main killing centers next to railways in Poland. Around 80 to 100 people were crammed into railcars, with the whole deportation trains usually carrying around 1,000 to 2,000 people. Many of the Jews died on the way to the killing centers and the rest were killed after arriving to the centers. -
Death Marches
In late 1944, as Germany's military was pushed back, the Jews started being evacuated to one concentration camp to the other. They were forced to continue traveling and those who couldn't would be shot and killed by SS guards. -
End of the War in Europe
On the 7th of May, 1945, Germany finally surrendered. This led to the end of the war in Europe.
