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After a series of political events, Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of the German government.
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The first concentration camp of the Holocaust is established in Dachau, Germany. The camp operates until 1945.
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The Nazi Party begins a boycott of Jewish businesses. Further discrimination follows.
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German laws limit Jewish participation in schools. Jewish people are further removed from public life.
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The Nuremburg Race Laws create further discrimination against Jewish people living under the so-called Third Reich.
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The Buchenwald Concentration Camp is established.
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New laws in Germany require people of Jewish ancestry to bear an additional name of "Israel" or "Sara" on legal documents.
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Jewish passports are declared invalid for travel. All people of Jewish ancestry are required to receive a stamp of the letter "J" on their passports.
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A nationwide pogrom takes place in Germany. The policy of the German government begins to shift from discrimination to genocide.
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The Auschwitz Concentration Camp is established by the SS.
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Jewish persons living in German territory are required by law to wear a "Jewish badge" of a yellow star.
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The concentration camp at Buchenwald is liberated by the Allies. The atrocities of the Holocaust continue to be documented.
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Following the Second World War, the Nuremberg Trials were held to convict the war criminals who planned and carried out the crimes of the Holocaust. The trials stand as a work of international justice and a model for future trials on the international stage.
