Before the HolocaustBefore the Holocaust Jews refused to convert Jews refused to convert
to Christianity to Christianity April of 1933, Adolf April of 1933, Adolf
Hitler banded Jewish Hitler banded Jewish stores stores
Jews lived in ghettos not Jews lived in ghettos not their own hometheir own home
1935 the Nuremberg 1935 the Nuremberg Laws were passed Laws were passed
Nazi government took Nazi government took control of the Jews control of the Jews hoping Germany could hoping Germany could be free of the Jews be free of the Jews
Thousands of Jews didThousands of Jews did move move
KristallnachtKristallnacht
November 9, 1938 November 9, 1938 Jews got attacked by Jews got attacked by
NazisNazis Destroyed Jewish Destroyed Jewish
businesses businesses Burned most of the Burned most of the
synagogues synagogues Beat Jews on the street Beat Jews on the street Arrested about 30,000 Arrested about 30,000
Jews Jews After arrested went to After arrested went to
concentration campsconcentration camps
World War II Began World War II Began
September, 1939 three million Jews were September, 1939 three million Jews were raped and murdered raped and murdered
Sent to Nisko reservation in Lublin and Sent to Nisko reservation in Lublin and MadagascarMadagascar
Next three years three million Jews were Next three years three million Jews were sent to concentration campssent to concentration camps
Several hundred thousand people died of Several hundred thousand people died of disease and starvation in the next three disease and starvation in the next three yearsyears
Concentration campsConcentration camps
• Adolf Hitler gave top Adolf Hitler gave top priority to remove Jews priority to remove Jews from Germany from Germany
• First permanent camp First permanent camp was in Dachau, was in Dachau, Germany Germany
• 1941 started building 1941 started building death campsdeath camps
• 1942 had six death 1942 had six death campscamps
After World War IIAfter World War IITwo thirds of Europe’s Two thirds of Europe’s Jews had been Jews had been murdered murdered Those who survived Those who survived were freed were freed Most went to Most went to homelands homelands Some had nowhere to Some had nowhere to gogoMany families had been Many families had been murderedmurderedU.S Holocaust Memorial U.S Holocaust Memorial Museum opened Museum opened