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Jewish Legal and Medical Professions
In the April of 1933, jews are restricted from attending German schools and universities. Berlin forbade Jews from working on legal matters and the mayor of Munich prevented jewish doctors from treating non-jewish patients. This was an effort to begin to separate jews from the rest of society and restrict their rights. -
Aryanization
The "Aryanization" began in April 1933 and lasted until April 1938. Authorities in Germany wanted to "aryanize" jewish businesses by dismissing jewish workers, and transferring their companies and enterprises. By the end of the "Aryanization", jewish businesses had gone down my approximately 2/3. The goal of this was to prevent jews from earning a living. -
The First Concentration Camps
The first concentration camps began in 1933, soon after Hitler was appointed chancellor. Jews and others who were looked down upon by the Nazis were held, persecuted, and sometimes killed in these camps. The camps came to and end in 1945. -
Hitler Appointed Chancellor
On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed German chancellor. His rise to power would also be the Nazi rise to power. This marked the end of the Weimar Republic and the basic rights and freedoms of German citizens. -
Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
This was the first major law to take away the rights of jewish citizens. This law excluded jews and politically unreliable civil servants from state service. This was a significant step in excluding jews from organizations. professions, and other aspects of public life. -
Nuremberg Laws
In September of 1935, Nuremberg laws were set in place in Germany. These laws were prejudice against jews; preventing them from marrying non-jews, receiving Reich citizenship, and depriving them of many political rights. -
Jews as Outsiders
In the last month of the year 1935, Reich Propaganda Ministry ordered that it is forbidden for Jewish soldiers to be named among the dead in the World War 1 memorials. This only further portrayed jews as outsiders in their own country, showing the prejudice against them. -
Jewish Professions limited
The German government officially forbade jewish doctors to treat non- jewish patients and revoked jewish licenses to practice law.This took place in 1937 and 1938. These laws further limited the selection of jobs jews could now practice. -
Anti- Jewish Laws passed in Hungary
Anti- Jewish laws were passed and measures against Jews were taken in Hungary. These measures were adopted and influenced by previous ones made in Germany, also against Jews. The German ways of thinking influenced those of Hungary. -
Kristallnacht
The Kristallnacht means "The night of broken glass." It was called this because of the glass that was littered following the massacre of jews and destruction of jewish property in Germany and newly added territories. The Nazis attacked the jews because of a Nazi official that was allegedly assassinated by a jew. It lasted from 11/09/1938- 11/10/1938. -
Identification of Jews
On January 1, 1939 all jews had to begin carrying cards on them that identified their jewish heritage and if a jew were to have a non- jewish name, they would have to add "Sara" or "Israel" to their given name. The name change and the card would allow for the jews to be more easily identified by Nazi and others in the community. -
World War 2
On September 1, 1939, Germany invades Poland from the west. This causes France and Britain to declare war on Germany two days late. This was the beginning of the second world war.
