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The HolocaustThe Holocaust
Nazi Policies
Nazi Policies
Jews were one of several groups targeted by the Nazis, in addition to
Slavs, homosexuals, gypsies and others who opposed their policies
Jews were targeted for their minority religious beliefs, segregated in ghettos,
and prevented from owning land
Hitler had made clear his intentions for the Jews in Mein Kampf
Jews were one of several groups targeted by the Nazis, in addition to
Slavs, homosexuals, gypsies and others who opposed their policies
Jews were targeted for their minority religious beliefs, segregated in ghettos,
and prevented from owning land
Hitler had made clear his intentions for the Jews in Mein Kampf
The Nuremberg
Laws
The Nuremberg
LawsPassed in 1935 and did the following:
Took citizenship away from German Jews
Banned marriage between Germans and Jews
Prevented Jews from voting or holding office
Required Jews to have a red “J” in their passports
Passed in 1935 and did the following:
Took citizenship away from German Jews
Banned marriage between Germans and Jews
Prevented Jews from voting or holding office
Required Jews to have a red “J” in their passports
Discrimination against Jews
Discrimination against Jews
By 1936, more than half of German Jews were unemployed because they could not work as doctors, teachers,
farmers, journalists, and civil servants
Even though conditions were harsh for German Jews, many chose to stay in the land of their birth, hoping the situation
would change
By 1936, more than half of German Jews were unemployed because they could not work as doctors, teachers,
farmers, journalists, and civil servants
Even though conditions were harsh for German Jews, many chose to stay in the land of their birth, hoping the situation
would change
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Night of broken glass (7 November, 1938)
90 Jews killed in Germany, hundreds injured and thousands terrorized
7,500 Jewish businesses destroyed
180 synagogues attacked
Hitler had ordered the German police to not protect the Jews
Night of broken glass (7 November, 1938)
90 Jews killed in Germany, hundreds injured and thousands terrorized
7,500 Jewish businesses destroyed
180 synagogues attacked
Hitler had ordered the German police to not protect the Jews
Further abuses against Jews
Further abuses against Jews
The Gestapo orders 20,000 wealthy Jews to leave Germany and surrender
their possessions
Hermann Goering forces Jews to pay for the damages of Kristallnacht in the sum
of 1,000,000,000,000 Deutschmarks
The Gestapo orders 20,000 wealthy Jews to leave Germany and surrender
their possessions
Hermann Goering forces Jews to pay for the damages of Kristallnacht in the sum
of 1,000,000,000,000 Deutschmarks
Jewish emigration
Jewish emigration350,000 Jews escape
Germany in the late 1930s, many go to the U.S.A.
The U.S.A. accepted some Jewish refugees but rejected
many others, as did other countries around the world
350,000 Jews escape Germany in the late 1930s,
many go to the U.S.A.
The U.S.A. accepted some Jewish refugees but rejected
many others, as did other countries around the world
The SS St.
Louis The SS St.
Louis In May 1939, a ship carrying 930 Jewish refugees was denied entry to Havana,
Cuba
The captain then appealed to the U.S. for permission to come ashore
The U.S. refused to permit the Jewish refugees from entering the country and
the ship returned to Europe
Most of these people were killed after the Nazis occupied France, Belgium and
the Netherlands
In May 1939, a ship carrying 930 Jewish refugees was denied entry to Havana,
Cuba
The captain then appealed to the U.S. for permission to come ashore
The U.S. refused to permit the Jewish refugees from entering the country and
the ship returned to Europe
Most of these people were killed after the Nazis occupied France, Belgium and
the Netherlands
The Final SolutionThe Final Solution
In January 1942, Nazi leaders came up with an answer as to what to do about
“the Jewish question”
Nazi leaders decided that Jews would be sent to concentration camps and
exterminations camps
In January 1942, Nazi leaders came up with an answer as to what to do about
“the Jewish question”
Nazi leaders decided that Jews would be sent to concentration camps and
exterminations camps
Concentration Camps
Concentration Camps
At concentration camps, Jews worked as slave laborers until they dropped dead
from exhaustion, malnutrition or disease
Concentration camps were located in Germany, Austria, Poland and other countries conquered by the Nazis
At concentration camps, Jews worked as slave laborers until they dropped dead
from exhaustion, malnutrition or disease
Concentration camps were located in Germany, Austria, Poland and other countries conquered by the Nazis
Extermination Camps
Extermination Camps
Elderly people, the sick and young children were sent to extermination
camps to be executed in massive gas chambers
Auschwitz, in Poland, housed 100,000 people
1,600,000 were murdered at Auschwitz, most of these were Jews
Elderly people, the sick and young children were sent to extermination
camps to be executed in massive gas chambers
Auschwitz, in Poland, housed 100,000 people
1,600,000 were murdered at Auschwitz, most of these were Jews
The final countThe final count
Historians estimate the number of Jews killed by the Nazis to be approximately
6,000,000
1,000 years of Jewish presence in Europe had been obliterated by the
Nazis due to severe economic problems, Hitler’s ability to control the German
people, German’s fear of the Gestapo, and a history of anti-Jewish feeling in
Europe
Historians estimate the number of Jews killed by the Nazis to be approximately
6,000,000
1,000 years of Jewish presence in Europe had been obliterated by the
Nazis due to severe economic problems, Hitler’s ability to control the German
people, German’s fear of the Gestapo, and a history of anti-Jewish feeling in
Europe