Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933 and craved a more powerful, aggressive Germany. His Nazi party was the second largest political party in Germany. It was made up of average civilians of Germany, who looked forward to Hitler's promises to be fulfilled. He told people that they had been betrayed by Jewish bankers and moneylenders even though they were still suffering from the Great Depression which began a few years earlier. He promised jobs to everyone and blamed the old German government for things. People needed jobs, needed food, and were scared by Communism. Many of them closed

Before Hitler, most Jews lived in a comfortable environment, but by 1934, many were doing forced labor or were being persecuted. Hitler made it law that no German should buy from Jewish shops. Many Jewish shops were destroyed or had writings on windows, one of which said "Do not buy from Jews they are dogs". In September of 1935 the Nuremberg laws were passed which stated that Jews were now subjects and no longer had any of the rights of German civilians. Germans could no longer marry Jews nor hire them to work in their homes or shops. In 1936 Jews could no longer vote in German elections. Between 1933 and 1939 many Jews had their once happy lives destroyed. In 1939, social persecution had many Jews scrambling to flee the country. Even by mid-1939 things were still getting worse. Signs like "Jews not welcome" were put on park benches and store windows, even doctors' offices. They forced Jews whose names did not sound Jewish to take the name Israel or Sarah so they could not be mistaken for German. They also had to carry identification cards saying J for Jude.

All the Catholic and Protestant churches really wanted was to convert the Jews to Christianity. This made Jewish life very uncomfortable. Jewish holy books were burned and the Jews had to listen to sermons saying anyone who died Jewish would go straight to hell. There was a grave difference between anti-Semitism in the church and in the Nazis. Hitler wanted to destroy Jews in soul and flesh. The church just wanted to convert them.

A riot broke out on November 9 and continued for 2 days, it was called Krystal Night or Night of Broken Glass. Synagogues were burned, stores were looted and destroyed. Nazis broke into apartments stealing, or destroying what they did not want. They also arrested as many Jews as prisons could hold. For 2 whole days Jews were thrown out of moving trains or buses, beaten up, or socially humiliated, and those wh

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