Persecution of the Jews
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- Persecution of the Jews 1933-1939
- Boycott of Jewish shops and businesses - 1933.
- 'Jude' (Jew) was painted on windows and the SA tried to persuade the public not to enter.
- The Nuremberg Laws - 1935.
- Passed on 15th September 1935.
- Stated that only those of German blood could be German citizens.
- Jews lost their citizenship, their right to vote and hold government office.
- The Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honour was passed.
- Forbade marriage or sexual relations between Jews and German citizens.
- 1938.
- Jews had to register their possessions, making it easier to confiscate them.
- Had to carry identity cards.
- Jews had the red letter 'J' stamped on their passports.
- Kristallnacht - 1938.
- 9th November 1939.
- A Polish Jew shot a German official.
- He was protesting against the treatment of his parents in Germany who had been deported to Poland.
- Goebbels used this as an opportunity to organise anti-Jewish demonstrations.
- Attacks on Jewish property, shops, homes and synagogues.
- About 10 Jews were killed and 20,000 were sent to concentration camps.
- Boycott of Jewish shops and businesses - 1933.
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