Persecution towards Jews

L.O: I can look into the different persecution methods towards Jews and
consider the impact of these.

History rewind:
Define what the Holocaust was.

What different jobs did Jews do in Western Europe?

 It began in 1941 and
ended in 1945.

Holocaust
During the first few years
of Hitler’s dictatorship,
there were antisemtic
legislation (law) passed.
 The group most heavily targeted for
persecution by the Nazis were the
Jews of Germany. The outbreak of
World War Two brought the horror of
mass killings and the Final Solution,
but the period after 1933 saw a gradual
increase in persecution, reaching a
turning point during Kristallnacht in
November 1938.
• 1933
Targetting of Jews • Nazis organised a boycott of Jewish
businesses.
• Books by Jewish authors were
publicly burnt.
• Jewish civil servants, lawyers and
teachers were sacked.
• Race science lessons were
introduced, teaching that Jews were
 The Nuremberg Laws formalised
anti-Semitism into the Nazi state by:

Stripping Jews of
German citizenship

1935 Outlawing marriage and sexual

relations between Jews and
Germans

Taking away from Jews all civil and

political rights
 • Jews could not be
doctors.
• Jews had to add the
name Israel (men) or
Sara (women) to their
name.
• Jewish children were
forbidden to go to
school.
1938 • Kristallnacht - 9
November. The SS
organised attacks on
Jewish homes,
businesses and
synagogues in
retaliation for the
assassination of the
German ambassador to
France by a Jew.
 Why might the events of
Kristallnacht have been
seen as a turning point for
Jews?
Many Jews saw the events of Kristallnacht as a turning
point. Up until then there had been a progressive erosion of
their rights but Jews had not been physically threatened or
attacked. When their businesses and homes were destroyed
and their synagogues were burnt down, many concluded
that their time in Germany was up. Those who were able to
fled and a scheme to evacuate Jewish children to Britain,
called the Kindertransport, began.
1939

By the outbreak of World War

Two in September 1939, the
Jews were stateless, their
Jews were forbidden to own a
employment options in
business, or even a radio.
Germany were severely
restricted and they feared for
their safety.
 1) What environment do you think this was
like for the Jews? Explain well.

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