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The Holocaust

  • Hitler Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany
  • First concentration camp opened

    First concentration camp opened

    The first concentration camp was opened at Dachau in Germany
  • Jewish persecution

    Jewish persecution

    An order was issued which prohibited Jewish people from having health insurance.
  • The Nuremberg Laws

    The Nuremberg Laws

    The Nuremberg Laws were introduced. These laws were designed to take away Jewish rights of citizenship and included orders that Jews are no longer allowed to be German citizens. Jews cannot marry non-Jews. Jews cannot have sexual relations with non-Jews.
  • Austrian Jews persecuted

    Austrian Jews persecuted

    Following Anschluss which joined Germany and Austria, Jews in Austria were persecuted and victimized
  • Munich synagogue destroyed

    Munich synagogue destroyed

    The Jewish synagogue in Munich was destroyed
  • Jewish children expelled from schools

    Jewish children expelled from schools

    An order was issued that stated that Jewish children should not be allowed to attend non-Jewish German schools
  • Yellow Star introduced

    Yellow Star introduced

    Jews in Poland were forced to sew a yellow star onto their clothes so that they could be easily identified.
  • European Jews persecuted

    European Jews persecuted

    Jews in German occupied countries were persecuted by the Nazis and many were sent to concentration camps.
  • Auschwitz

    Auschwitz

    A new concentration camp, Auschwitz, opened