Antisemitism is the act of hostility or prejudice against Jews.
This section explores antisemitism throughout history.
Antisemitism
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How did the Nazis rise to power?
On 1 April 1933, the Nazi Party led a nationwide boycott of Jewish-owned businesses across Germany.
On 25 April 1933, the Law Against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities was issued, restricting the number of Jewish students.
On 7 April 1943, the SS shut down the Chełmno death camp for the first time. They would later reopen it to liquidate the Łódź ghetto.
On 19 April 1943, the beginning of the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto was met with organised armed resistance by its residents.
On 11 April 1945, the US army liberated Buchenwald camp.
On 15 April 1945, Bergen-Belsen camp was liberated by the British Army.
On 30 April 1945, Hitler took his own life in his bunker underneath the Reich chancellery in Berlin.