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1 CE
Jews Deny Romans
Jews wouldn't worship Roman gods and were labeled because of this (hostile, stubborn, clannish) -
1500
Isolation
Jews are excommunicated and not associated with Christians -
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The Start of Antisemitism
Antisemitism began around the 1700s throughout the 1800s. Antisemitism describes the hatred of Jews. -
Race Changes Meaning
Race changed from meaning a nationality to meaning people with the same genetic background. -
German Anthropological Society
Aryans were considered the top of all the races. The Aryans were associated with people who moved language and culture westward. Many wanted to trace their origins to the Aryans. Aryans were believed to be greater than other races including Jews. The German Anthropological Society concluded in the late 1800s that Aryans and Jews were actually alike. However, people were unwilling to change their views related to anti-semitism. -
Racist Views Become Ordinary
Many people were unwilling to let their views go and it became more ordinary to insult Jews and minority groups. -
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Germans in Government Positions
Only four of these Germans from 1919 to 1933 were Jews. -
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Attacks Escalate Because of Stressful Times
During the worldwide depression, having a group of people to view as the reason of the problem made it easier to cope. This is also known as a racial enemy. -
Hitler Becomes Prime Minister
Hitler comes into power and bases his dictatorship on race (the new meaning) and fear. As most people know, Jews were not favored by Hitler. He started to isolate them. -
Number of Jews Rumored to Be Large
A statement about Jews being a large number went around when Jews were only 1% of the population. -
Hitler's New Laws
Hitler makes three news laws. These laws take away the Jews privilege of being a citizen. He also forbids Christians from contacting them. -
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Isolation/Killing of Jews
Hitler takes control of most of Eastern and Western Europe in 1940. In this process, he isolated many Jews and sent many to prison camps by 1943. -
Jews of Hungary
Hungary was an allied country with Germany. The leaders of Hungary did have anti-Jewish laws but they never took it to the extent that Hitler did. They refused to kill Jews. In 1943, Hitler ordered them to. The Hungarians denied his demand and Hitler took over their government. -
Hungarian Jews Are Sent To Their Death
Nazis started to ship twelve thousand Hungarian Jews to their death a day in 1944.