Stages of the Holocaust

Boycott of Jewish Businesses (1933)

• In 1933, Hitler announced a boycott of all Jewish businesses.
• This action isolated Jews both socially and economically from German society.

Nuremburg Laws (1935)

• Laws were enacted to deprive German Jews of their citizenship.
• These laws also banned marriages between Jews and non-Jews.
• Jews were forced to wear a yellow Star of David for easy identification.

Kristallnacht (1938)

• On November 10, 1938, Nazi officials initiated a violent, nationwide campaign of terror against Jewish people in Germany.
• Many Jews were killed, and numerous Jewish shops and synagogues were destroyed.
• Approximately 30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to prison camps.

Jewish Ghettos (1939)

• Ghettos, defined as confined areas within cities, were established in occupied Eastern Europe.
• Jews from all over Europe were forcibly removed from their homes and made to live in these ghettos.

Camps (1933-1945)

• Jews, along with other enemies of the Nazis, were imprisoned in these camps.
• Starting in 1942, Jews were systematically transported to death camps, which were specifically constructed for the purpose of exterminating them.

Deportations Throughout Europe (1942-1945)

• The Nazis systematically rounded up Jews throughout Europe.
• They transported them to death camps located in Eastern Europe.

Final Solution (1942-1945)

• Nazi officials agreed to implement a plan aimed at killing all European Jews.
• Death camps were constructed specifically for this purpose.
• Deportations of Jews from across Europe commenced.
• This resulted in the death of six million Jews.

Liberation (1944-1945)

• Allied troops liberated approximately 300,000 Jews from concentration and death camps.

Timeline

• 1933: Hitler elected
• World War II begins
• World War II ends