1. What is Anti-semitism?

2. Anti-Semitism common throughout Europe for centuries
There were poor Jews in Germany, but many were successful
16 per cent of lawyers
17 per cent of bankers
10,000 Jewish doctors

3. Nazis and the Jews, 1933–1939 Nazi anti-Semitism was clear but:
many who voted for them did not believe Nazi plans would happen (even some Jews)
But Nazis were serious:
boycott of Jewish businesses in April 1933
Der Stürmer propaganda
But relatively little state organised persecution from 1933 to 1934
This changed in 1935

4. Timeline of Nazi action against Jews (1)
1933
April: Boycott of Jewish shops and businesses
1934
Increase in anti-Jewish propaganda

5. Timeline of Nazi action against Jews (2)
1935
May: Jews forbidden in army
September: Nuremberg Laws
Law for Protection of German Blood and Honour banned marriages or sex between Aryans and Jews
Reich Citizenship Law made Jews subjects not citizens

6. Timeline of Nazi action against Jews (3)
1936
Reduction in persecution because of Berlin Olympics
1937
September: First Hitler speech for two years attacking Jews
Aryanisation of businesses stepped up

7. Timeline of Nazi action against Jews (4)
1938
April: Jews had to register property
June–July: Jewish doctors forbidden to treat Aryans
October: Jews had passports stamped

8. Create this graph on a double page spread in your book
Life is getting worse
Use a ruler and pencil for your graph
Life is comfortable
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938

9. What did your graph look like? Why?
Life is getting worse
Life is comfortable
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938

10. 1933-1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 May: Jews forbidden in army
Many successful Jews,
e.g. 16 per cent of lawyers
One-day boycott of Jewish businesses, April 1933
Many who voted for Nazis did not
believe Nazi plans would happen
(even some Jews)
Der Stürmer propaganda (1934)
1935
May: Jews forbidden in army
September: Nuremberg Law 2
Reich Citizenship Law made
Jews subjects not citizens
September: Nuremberg Law 1
Law for Protection of German Blood
and Honour banned marriages
or sex between Aryans and Jews
1936
Reduction in persecution
because of Berlin Olympics
1937
September: First Hitler speech
for two years attacking Jews
Aryanisation of businesses
stepped up
1938
April: Jews had to register property
October: Jews had passports stamped
June–July: Jewish doctors
forbidden to treat Aryans