Jewish Refugees In The Germans

In 1938 the Nazis banned Jews from almost everywhere.The Nazis persecuted the Jews by banning them from public places and making them lose jobs. “The Nazis continued to segregate Jews from German society, banning them from public schools,universities, theaters, sports events, and “Aryan” zones”. Then Jews had to have a J stamped on their passports. The Nazis also destroyed Jewish places and killed close to 100 Jews.

The role of ordinary Germans in the Holocaust is that of bystanders. The people of Germany watched on, without protest, as the Jewish people were murdered. Small and large jobs such as engineering and railway work contributed to the operation of the Holocaust and the murdering of Jews. The manipulation of the German people, through racist and anti-Semitic propaganda, speeches and polices from Hitler, meant that millions of Germans backed the plans to rid the nation of Jews. The idea that the Jews were responsible for economic, social and political issues was endorsed and it led to the idea that their banishment would lead Germany into a brighter future. Many people did not intend on aiding the Holocaust, but minor jobs that they did

The Holocaust was a time that left a big scar on the culture of our world as a whole and there are still people suffering from it still to this day. In my investigation I will be looking at to what extent did the Holocaust affect the survivors, both mentally and physically upon return home from the concentration camps. I will be looking at books, both present and from the time period that talk about how they felt and what happened when they got home. I will also surf the internet, find interviews with survivors, look for articles, and newspapers from the time in order to get a better idea of what was going on in their life. I will then compare and contrast the facts at hand and pull out and mix what is the same and

Throughout the history of America, there has always been a influx of Jews from Europe. Even though Emma Lazarus wrote her poem after the massive immigration of German Jews to America, her poem can be used to describe the Jewish Immigrants. Many German Jews arrived in New York " tired ... poor... [and] yearning to breathe free." While New York City was still a hub for German Jewish immigrants, some had also moved to Atlanta and more Western states. Several of the German Jewish families who immigrated to America will forever have their names etched into her history, through their central role as entrepreneurs in America's expanding clothing industry. They began from humble careers and worked their way up the proverbial food chain. Once

There were many Jews who chose to stay while others flee their home countries looking for shelter. “It was not until 1941 that official German policy encouraged Jews to leave the country by making life in Germany increasingly difficult for them. Jews were forbidden from working in certain professions and renting or owning homes in many places; they could not hold on to their financial assets and could not move freely” (America, 2017). As a result of these policies along with a hateful campaign filled with anti-Semitic propaganda and increasingly violent climate, life in Germany was impossible for many Jews.

To fully understand the importance of the Jewish Refugee question, it is important to understand the context of what was happening in Nazi controlled Germany at the time. The Nazi regime did not start with killing all Jews, though that was how it ended. It started with a concentrated effort to exclude Jewish persons from every level of society, from

Because Hitler inhabited most of Germany with his camps and army so that his genocide would be successful, the Jewish people that got the chance to escape ran to places like Poland and other parts of Europe. (GOTTFRIED 3) This brought destruction down upon their places of refuge. Many countries protected their boarders so that Jewish people could not seek shelter in their homeland and bring death and destruction to their country. (GOTTFRIED 4) Hitler created a bad reputation that followed the Jewish people wherever they went, and some

Because Hitler inhabited most of Germany with his camps and army so that his genocide would be successful, the Jewish people that got the chance to escape ran to places like Poland and other parts of Europe (GOTTFRIED 3). This brought destruction down upon their places of refuge. Many countries protected their boarders so that Jewish people could not seek shelter in their homeland and bring death and destruction to their country (GOTTFRIED 4). Hitler created a bad reputation that followed the Jewish people wherever they went, and some countries

The U.S policy towards Jewish refugees was brutal as the German military swept through Europe. It became more difficult for refugees to flee, and fewer passenger liners crossed the Atlantic Ocean. Also, immigration officials tightened policies for immigrants and nonimmigrants. (“The United States Policy Towards Jewish Refugees,” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) During this period of time this policy made it extremely hard for Jewish refugees to escape Nazi persecution especially since most countries had immigration policies. Refugees trying to flee weren't allowed to enter these countries because they feared that the refugees could be Nazi spies. After 1941 it was nearly impossible for Jewish refugees to escape, not only because Jews were prohibited, but they were also afraid because attempting this put their lives on the line. Jews in Germany could legally leave

In 1930 there was a horrible crisis. The germans invaded the jews and killed millions of jews, Americans, gypsies, gays, blacks, ect. The germans created a concentration camp and started sending jews to them and made them work for them untill death of later on when they were freed. Those camps help any jew no matter what age/condition they were in, even if they were the richest the Nazis were still gonna kill them.

The Nazis began taking Jewish people in Germany and surrounding countries from their homes and sending

The German Jews believed that assimilation was the future and only thought it would deepen and get better. Anti-Semitism was on the fringe of society and politics but some Jews remained reluctant to throw themselves into the German culture- they believed the good times would not last. They were not fuelled with this hope of everything being forgotten about Jews being ‘outsiders’ and ‘alien’ and that’s fair enough as some Jews were still until the 1930’s were being treated as

Someone once said, “Bad things happen when good people do nothing” to me this means that if you don’t stand up against the bad then no one will. With hindsight this quote is quite fitting when it’s applied to everything that happened during the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a dark period for the Jewish population of Europe because during this time millions of them were killed without any reasonable justification. What I feel makes this time period worse is the lack of care and sympathy that was given to these people who were facing a terrible situation. Alan Shatter the Justice Minister of Ireland said “the Irish state lost its moral compass during and after the war” but the fact is that many States not just Ireland lost this “moral compass.” Every country turned their back on the Jews, The Americans, The British, even the Roman Catholic Church; no one

Adolf Hitler came to power over Germany in January of 1933. He hated Jews and blamed them for everything bad that had ever happened to Germany. Hitler’s goal in life was to eliminate the Jewish population. With his rise to power in Germany, he would put into action his plan of elimination. This is not only why German Jews were the main target of the Holocaust, but why they were a large part of the years before, during, and after the Holocaust. Hitler’s “final solution” almost eliminated the Jewish population in Europe during World War II. At the end of the war and along with his suicide, the Jewish population would survive the horror known as the Holocaust and the Jews would eventually find their way back to their homeland of Israel

There were many reasons why discriminated groups especially the Jewish population were unable to flee Germany. The Jewish population was greatly outnumbered by the German population. The total population of Germany at the time was 67 million people, around half a million were Jewish. The German population discriminated certain groups. Groups such as gypsies and homosexuals also received discrimination against them.