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Adolph Hitler becomes leader of the reestablished Nazi party
Hitler's sentence to a couple of years in prison was later let out after only 9 months for good behavior. this led to soon later being the leader of the Nazi party. he told Germany to establish a Nazi dictatorship in Germany. https://www.timetoast.com -
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Adolph Hitler appointed chancellor
The National Socialist German Workers' Party AKA the Nazi Party, takes control over Germany. Germany at the time was controlled by a German leader named Paul von Hindenburg, with the chancellor being Adolph Hitler. -
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St louis sets sail
the Jewish tried to stay in Cuba until they could get visas to stay in the united states. this was soon denied by both Cuba and the US. they were forced to go back to Europe. the governments of Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and the united kingdom agreed to accept refugees. -
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Warsaw ghetto sealed
the jews would be kept in the ghettos, and later taken to some sort of prison to be tortured or to be killed. the population in the warsaw ghetto later reached 500,000 people. just in one ghetto, there would be 350,000 jews. -
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Jewish badge
all kids over the age of 6 were supposed to wear the star, which represented the jews, and that you were Jewish. Hitler made it his plan to make sure to torture or kill all the jews. they used the badge to humiliate and embarrass the jews, and to know who the jews are. they also did this to track their every move and to prepare for deportation. -
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letter asking for help to hide daughter
on November 18th, 1942, the parents of an 18-month-old baby sent a letter asking for help to get their baby girl out of the ghetto and to hide her. they were paying a lady to take care of their child. soon later the girl grew up and the birth mother soon met her and took off together. -
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identity card used in the hiding
a man found or stole someone's identity card trying to get around safely. this made some people more comfortable with walking around and not hiding as much. -
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Danish Jewish escaped
resident workers helped some Jewish people escape and take them to Sweden. at least 7,200 Jews and 700 of their non-Jewish relatives traveled to safety in Sweden.
