Antisemitism is hostility, prejudice or discrimination towards Jews.
This section explores antisemitism throughout history.
Antisemitism
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How did the Nazis rise to power?
On 19 August 1934, Hitler abolished the office of president and declared himself Führer of the German Reich and People.
On 17 August 1938, a law was passed forcing Jews who had ‘non-Jewish’ first names to adopt the middle name ‘Israel’ or ‘Sara’.
On 24 August 1941, Hitler publicly ordered the end of the T4 programme to murder disabled people. It still continued in secret.
On 1 August 1944, the Warsaw Uprising began. Led by the Polish Home Army, the uprising aimed to free Warsaw from German occupation.
On 9 August 1944, aware of the advancing Red Army, the SS and police units liquidated the Łódź Ghetto.