Nazi Antisemitism

SA-man smears anti-Jewish graffiti on a shop window during the boycott of 1 April 1933.

Courtesy of The Wiener Holocaust Library

SA-man smears anti-Jewish graffiti on a shop window during the boycott of 1 April 1933.

Courtesy of The Wiener Holocaust Library

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The Nazi Party was antisemitic from its inception. Anton Drexler, who founded the party, and Adolf Hitler, who would become its leader, were both highly antisemitic. Key party speeches and documents, such as the early party policy, were also antisemitic. After the Nazis gained power, antisemitism was at the forefront of their policies.

This educational resource uses contemporary source material to understand antisemitism during the Nazi regime, specifically focusing on: the Enabling Laws, the economic boycott of April 1933, the Nuremberg Laws, processes of identification, Kristallnacht, and camps and ghettos.

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Nazi Antisemitism Worksheet/Lesson Resource

The front page of Dr Malvine Sara Rhoden’s passport, stamped with a red 'J'.

This order from Himmler, issued on 21 June 1943, highlights the escalation of policy against Jews.

Wilhelm, his son Bernard (Bernd), and his wife Gerty in Berlin, c.1930-1933.

This map shows the boundaries of the Warsaw Ghetto, where 400,000 people were incarcerated.

Shop front painted with the words ‘On holiday in Dachau’ referring to the owner’s arrest and deportation to the concentration camp Dachau.

A young man sweeps glass off of his street following the devastation of Kristallnacht, whilst passers-by continue with their day.

Firefighters and SS men stand outside the burning synagogue of Baden-Baden during Kristallnacht.

This map, created by Herbert Froboess and entitled Deutschland 1945, shows some of the camps in Nazi Germany and some of the surrounding occupied countries.

Labels (c.1930s) stating ‘do not buy from Jews’. These labels were likely created to encourage Germans to boycott Jewish businesses.

Document outlining the demand for the Jews of Germany to pay one billion Reichmarks following the damage of Kristallnacht. This is a translation of the original document used in the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials.

‘Jews are not welcome in Hildesheim’ – Sign from the 1935 Motorcycle Album.