1. The Holocaust
Chapter 32 Section 3

2. The Holocaust Begins Some Germans blamed Jews for WWI
Nuremburg Laws of 1935 took away Jews rights of German citizenship
November 7, 1938 – German diplomat killed by a Jew
November 9 Kristallnacht occurs
Jewish businesses and homes burned, many Jews killed
Afterwards many Jews flee
Hitler forces Jews to move to ghettos in poor condition
Jews keep their traditions alive

3. Warsaw Ghetto

4. The “Final Solution”
Hitler grew impatient and turned to his Final Solution – plan of genocide
The SS rounded up Jews and killed them near pits that became mass graves
Some Jews sent to concentration camps to work as slaves in horrible conditions
In 1942 extermination camps open
Largest is Auschwitz
Killed millions in gas chambers
Some escaped with the help of non-Jews

5. Auschwitz Gas Chamber

6. Glasses from Auschwitz