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 10 May 1933, university students supported by the Nazi Party instigated book burnings of blacklisted authors across Germany.
On 1 May 1935, the German government issued a ban on all organisations of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Image courtesy of USHMM.
On 10 May 1940, German forces invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.
On 29 May 1942, the German authorities in France passed a law requiring Jews to wear the Star of David.
On 16 May 1944, inmates of the Gypsy camp in Auschwitz resisted the SS guards attempting to liquidate the camp.
