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Systematic persecution and mass murder of Europe's Jews
Between 1933-1945 the German government led by Adolf Hitler and Nazi government began the genocide known today as the Holocaust. -
Nuremberg Laws
Nuremberg Laws too away the rights of Jews (schooling, marriage, and business) -
The Ghettos
Huge Jewish ghettos were established to house Jews taken from their homes. -
Hitler invades surrounding countries/ The death of those with disabilities
Hitler gave orders to invade near countries and also the murder of those with disabilites with posisounous gases. -
The Jewish Star
All Jews wore a yellow star, Jews had no rights. -
Concentration Camps
Hitler ordered thousands of Jews to be transported to concentration camps. -
Mass Killings begin
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Death Marches
The Nazi's realized they were losing the war. They began evacuating the death camps and started narching prisoners to other locations. -
Hitler's Death
Hitler commits sucide -
Germans surrender
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Israel was established
There was no place for the Jews to go when the war was over. With the help of the Allies, the country of Isreal was established.
