The Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice, racism and stereotyping upon a society. The Holocaust was one of the twentieth century’s greatest tragedies that drastically changed the lives of many Jewish citizens during 1933-1939. These greatest tragedies were made possible by prevalent anti-semitism, Hitler’s rise to power, the introduction of the nuremberg laws and the night of the broken glass. Before the Holocaust, the Jewish community that occupied much of Europe lived a peaceful life, until chaos erupted over the 1930’s.
Despite some anti-semitism, life for Jewish citizens within Europe before 1933 was relatively secluded. Anti-semitism is the hostility to or prejudice against Jews. Anti-semitism was the first contribution that made Jews feel excluded from society, …show more content…
These laws were addressed in Nuremberg 1935, where the Nazi party declared the new laws against the Jewish, creating such severe limitations to such extent that nearly all their basic rights were stripped right off them. One of the most predominant laws was the forbidding of marrying or having any sexual associations with someone of German or kindred blood. Furthermore, they prohibited employing female German domestic maids under 45 as they believed that Jewish men would commit a term known as ‘race defilement.’ Another dominant law was that Jews were not defined as an individual with particular religious beliefs. Alternatively, anyone who had more than 3 ‘Jewish grandparents’ were classified as Jews. Numerous Even civilians with Jewish grandparents who changed to Christianity were also classified as Jews. An additional law that restricted many Jews was that they were not allowed to display any German colours or flags, instead, giving Jewish identity cards, marked with a red ‘J’, signifying that they were in a Jew. Clearly, the Nuremberg laws had such a large impact on the everyday life of Jewish people in
Despite some anti-semitism, life for Jewish citizens within Europe before 1933 was relatively secluded. Anti-semitism is the hostility to or prejudice against Jews. Anti-semitism was the first contribution that made Jews feel excluded from society, …show more content…
These laws were addressed in Nuremberg 1935, where the Nazi party declared the new laws against the Jewish, creating such severe limitations to such extent that nearly all their basic rights were stripped right off them. One of the most predominant laws was the forbidding of marrying or having any sexual associations with someone of German or kindred blood. Furthermore, they prohibited employing female German domestic maids under 45 as they believed that Jewish men would commit a term known as ‘race defilement.’ Another dominant law was that Jews were not defined as an individual with particular religious beliefs. Alternatively, anyone who had more than 3 ‘Jewish grandparents’ were classified as Jews. Numerous Even civilians with Jewish grandparents who changed to Christianity were also classified as Jews. An additional law that restricted many Jews was that they were not allowed to display any German colours or flags, instead, giving Jewish identity cards, marked with a red ‘J’, signifying that they were in a Jew. Clearly, the Nuremberg laws had such a large impact on the everyday life of Jewish people in