Persecution of jews in 1930s

• Significant shift in the public discrimination and abuse of Jewish people when the Nazi party came to power

  1933
• 1/4/1933 Boycott of Jewish businesses


  • Crippled Jewish businesses and forced them out of business (economic strategy to force them out of Germany)
  • Identified ordinary Germans who may be sympathetic to the Jews, as they tried to still use these businesses
• German government fired any public servants or lawyers that weren't Aryan


  7th of April 1933
• Discrimination extended towards children and their access to education

  25th of April 1933
• 10/5/1933


  • Jewish literature was specifically targeted, and 20000 books written by Jews were burnt
  • The public nature of the discrimination of the Jews continued to the point where Jewish people were banned from enlisting in the army
  • This sent a clear message to the Jewish population that they were not German, and that they were not trusted
• Between 1933 and 1934, some Jews had decided to leave Germany with the Nazi Government’s approval, with 60000 out of the 500 000 German Jews leaving
• • Despite it not being easy to find countries to take them in, by the time Hitler stopped Jews from leaving in 1941, around 75% had left the country permanently
• 1938


  Discrimination of Jews grew to the extent that they were banned from attending any educational institution (schools + universities) and from setting up any businesses across the country

  • Existing Jewish businesses were disrupted by Nazi Stormtroopers who confiscated and handed over Jewish businesses to non-Jewish people
  • In cases where the Nazi’s did not confiscate their businesses, they stood outside and turned people away
• • Propaganda was essential in turning the Germans against the Jews
  • Propaganda ministry released books, movies, cartoons, posters, and even children’s textbooks to vilify the Jewish people
  • Books, films, and plays written by Jewish people were banned or burnt (10th of May, public book burning)
  • Jewish artwork was removed or destroyed