The Jewish HolocaustBy: Ms. Bindrim

Hitler Persuades Germans

W W1 left Germany poor with no way to fix it

Hitler blamed Germany’s problems on “Jews”

He was a great public speaker

Convinced people “Jews” were a lesser race and blonde hair, blue eyed Germans were best

Hitler Speech

Hitler Claims Control: 1933

Hitler was elected as Chancellor of Germany

Immediately destroyed democracy, burnt down the Parliament building

Declared his status as dictator for 4 years

Created the first concentration camp

Anti-Semitism SpreadsGermans told to not

shop at Jewish stores

Signs put on roads and shops with the message “Jews not wanted”

Nuremberg Laws: 1) stripped Jews of their German citizenship2) Marriage between Jews and German citizens was made illegal

The GestapoPolice force

created to stop Hitler and Nazi opposers

They rounded up Jews and shipped them to the death camps

Kristallnacht: The Night of the Broken Glass

The Gestapo went to all Jewish homes and businesses and smashed any glass or windows

Took joy in going to synagogues and destroying the Torah and any religious objects inside

Over 7,000 Jewish-owned businesses were destroyed

Burned over 300 synagogues

30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps

Concentration Camps:A Harsh Reality

Concentration Camp Life

Interview with Nazi Camp Worker

If you can be quiet.... American News Cast on Concentration Camps

We condemn the Germans for their actions, but in the United States, this was happening…

Japanese Internment Camps

On a separate sheet of paper:

Write a 1 paragraph journal entry as if you were a Jewish citizen living in Nazi Germany.