In
1933 new German laws forced Jews to quit their civil service jobs, university
and law court positions. In April 1933, a boycott of Jewish businesses was
instituted. In 1935, laws proclaimed at Nuremberg stripped German Jews of their
citezship even though they retained limited rights. These "Nuremburg Laws"
defined Jews not by their religion or by how they wanted to identify themselves
but by the blood of their grandparents. Between 1937 and 1939, new anti-Jewish
regulations segregated Jews further and made daily life very difficult of them:
Jews could not attend public schools, go to theaters, cinemas, or vacation
resorts, or reside, or even walk, in certain sections of German cities.
Also between 1937 and 1939, Jews were forced from Germany's
economic life: the Nazis either seized Jewish businesses and properties outright
or forced Jews to sell them at bargain prices. In November 1938, this economic
attack against German and Austrian Jews changed into the physical destruction of
synagogues and Jewish-owned stores, the arrest of Jewish men, the destruction of
homes, and the murder of individuals. This centrally organized riot (pogrom)
became known as Kristallnacht (the "Night of Broken Glass").
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In
1933 new German laws forced Jews to quit their civil service jobs, university
and law court positions. In April 1933, a boycott of Jewish businesses was
instituted. In 1935, laws proclaimed at Nuremberg stripped German Jews of their
citezship even though they retained limited rights. These "Nuremburg Laws"
defined Jews not by their religion or by how they wanted to identify themselves
but by the blood of their grandparents. Between 1937 and 1939, new anti-Jewish
regulations segregated Jews further and made daily life very difficult of them:
Jews could not attend public schools, go to theaters, cinemas, or vacation
resorts, or reside, or even walk, in certain sections of German cities.