Series: Jews in Prewar Germany

Browse a series of 9 articles about Jewish life in Germany and Europe before 1939. Learn about antisemitism and international attitudes toward Jews. Also, read about how the Nazis implemented antisemitic laws and organized state-sponsored violence and discrimination against the Jews of Germany. Each article includes three key dates related to its main topic.

Jews in Prewar Germany

Jewish Life in Europe Before the Holocaust

Antisemitism

The Boycott of Jewish Businesses

The Nuremberg Race Laws

The "Night of Broken Glass"

The Evian Conference

Voyage of the St. Louis

Locating the Victims

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