Survey of Antisemitism and the Holocaust Pathway

Antisemitism

Prejudice against Jews throughout history.

Christian Blame

Jews blamed for Jesus's death historically.

Mythical Atrocities

False claims of Jewish crimes against Christians.

Conspiracy Theories

Beliefs of Jewish control over global wealth.

Usury Prohibitions

Historical bans on charging interest by Christians.

Political Scapegoating

Blaming Jews for political failures to gain support.

Pale of Settlement

Restricted area for Jews in Imperial Russia.

Forced Conversion

Coercion of Jews to adopt Orthodox Christianity.

Government Propaganda

State-sponsored misinformation promoting antisemitism.

Pogroms

Organized massacres against Jews (1880-1890)

Tsar Alexander II

Assassination sparked anti-Jewish pogroms in 1881

Jewish Emigration

Over 2 million Jews immigrated to U.S. (1880-1914) and to establish their own space in Palestine

Protocols of the Elders of Zion

Fraudulent text claiming Jewish world domination.

Henry Ford

Promoted antisemitic ideas in Dearborn Independent.

World War I

Conflict where Jews were scapegoated despite military service.

Bolshevik Association

Jews wrongly linked to Bolshevik movement.

Hitler's Blame

Jews blamed for Germany's WWI defeat.

Weimar Republic

Post-WWI German government labeled as 'Jew Republic'.

Anti-Jewish Measures

Policies denying rights to Jewish citizens in Nazi Germany.

Concentration Camps

Facilities for detaining and exterminating Jews.

U.S Immigration Policy 1920

Allowed people to come to the U.S based on the groups that were already here

Final Solution

Nazi plan for systematic extermination of Jews.

Wannsee Conference

1941 meeting to coordinate the Final Solution.

Death Squads

Mobile units executing Jews during the Holocaust.