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hitler becomes the chancellor of germany -
While Jews were their main focus, the Nazis additionally targeted Roma (Gypsies), individuals with mental and physical disabilities, and Poles based on racial, ethnic, or national factors. -
this gave Hitler sole power over Germany -
Jewish individuals in Vienna queue at a police station to secure exit permits. After Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in March 1938, and as a wave of humiliation, terror, and confiscation was unleashed, numerous Austrian Jews sought to flee the country. -
The Nazi Assault examines how totalitarian tools like propaganda, terror, and state-sponsored racism enabled the escalation of persecution in Nazi Germany. Following Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Jews were transformed from citizens to outcasts as the regime mobilized the nation against perceived “enemies of the state.” -
In May 1939, the passenger liner St. Louis—shown here prior to its departure from Hamburg—set sail from Germany to Cuba with 937 individuals on board, the majority of whom were Jewish. -
In November 1940, German officials closed off the Warsaw ghetto, drastically limiting the resources available to the over 300,000 Jews residing there. -
Most Jews who arrived at the Nazi extermination camps were killed in gas chambers—typically within hours of their arrival—and their remains were incinerated