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Jobs taken away
Jewish people were removed from public office and professions- civil servants, lawyers and teachers were sacked. School lessons to reflect the view that Jewish people were 'Untermensch'. -
Jewish shops
On 1 April 1933, a boycott of Jewish shops and other businesses took place. SA officers actively encouraged Germans to avoid entering Jewish places of work. Many Jewish shops were vandalised. -
What is a Jew?
They defined a Jew as anyone with three or more Jewish grandparents. Four German grandparents were needed to be classified as German. -
Jewish rights
Many new laws removed several Jewish rights. Jewish people were denied the right to be German citizens. Marriage and relationships between Jewish people and Germans became illegal. -
Denied rights
Jewish people had to carry identity cards which showed a 'J' stamp. Jewish children were denied education and banned from schools. -
Kristallnacht
On the night of the 9 November 1938, Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues were attacked throughout Germany and Austria. Around 7,500 Jewish shops were damaged or destroyed and 400 synagogues were burned to the ground. Almost 100 Jewish people were killed and 30,000 were sent to concentration camps. -
Jewish identification
Jewish people had to carry identity cards which showed a 'J' stamp. Jewish men had to add 'Israel' to their name, women had to add 'Sarah'. -
New identification and Laws
Jewish people were banned from owning businesses. Star of David Emblem: On 23 November 1939 Jewish people were ordered to wear the Star of David on their clothes. This helped identify them more easily. -
Segregation
The first ghettoes (segregated housing within towns, with a controlled entrance and exit) were opened in Eastern Europe to separate Jewish people from ‘ordinary’ citizens.