Anti-Semitism and Kristallnacht
Anti-semitism
Anti-semitism
At the start of the 19th century anti-semitism was a huge problem in Europe. This was noticeable in Adolf Hitlers writing and speeches. In Hitlers book mein kampf he said that the German Aryan race was superior to all others.Hitler blamed the Jews for the things he didn't like, he blamed them for losing the first world and he also claimed the Jews were slowly taking over the country. Once Hitler was in power he started a campaign on the 1st of April 1933 to bar Jewish owned shops,this increased the hatred towards the Jews in Germany, this was shown by the decision of German shops and restaurants to not serve the Jewish. Posters begin to show up in Germany saying that the Jews weren't admitted and Jews enter at own risk , Jews were even banned from some public parks, public transport and swimming pools. Many Jewish doctors and lawyers lost businesses the Germans were told not to use them, any Jews employed by the Germans were also sacked.
Sign in Germany
A sign placed in Germany banning Jewish people.
Sign in Germany
Another sign in Germany not allowing Jews in some places.
Hitlers book
Adolf Hitlers book that he wrote in prison.
Kristallnacht (crystal night)
In 1938 a new program was set up by Adolf Hitler,Joseph Goebbels and Reinhard Heydrich to encourage Jews to move out of the country this was called Kristallnacht (Crystal night), Kristallnacht took place on the 9th-10th of November 1938 as a reaction of the Germans to the news that a German diplomat had been killed in Paris by a Jewish refugee, but the entire event was actually organized by the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP). During Kristallnacht more then 7,500 Jewish shops were destroyed and 400 synagogues were brunt down, around 91 Jews were killed and approximately 20,000 Jews were sent to concentration camps. Hitlers program had been successful in that after this event had occurred the amount of Jews wanting to leave increased greatly, half of the Jewish population had left Germany between 1933 and 1939.
Jewish shop
A Jewish shop that was ruined during Kristallnacht.
Jewish place
Jewish place that was ruined.
Kristallnacht
Another image of people running during Kristallnacht.
Bibilography
All of the information used was collected from my school book.