Courtesy of The Wiener Holocaust Library Collections.
Antisemitism is hostility, prejudice or discrimination towards Jews.
This section explores antisemitism throughout history. For a more detailed definition of antisemitism, see here.
On 13 September 1933, the Nazis made ‘racial science’ compulsory in every German school.
On 15 September 1935, the Reichstag passed the Nuremburg Laws, institutionalizing the Nazi's racist theories.
On 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland, starting the Second World War.
On 21 September 1939, Heydrich issued the Schnellbrief, which ordered the creation of Jewish Councils in Polish towns.
On 3 September 1941, the first experimental gassings were carried out at Auschwitz.
