JS-3100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Anschluss, Welfare

• School: Vanderbilt University
• Department: Jewish Studies
• Course: JS-3100
• Professor: Smith Helmut

Document Summary

Changes in germany and processes which caused the. But many documents were lost (so we can"t say that there was no order) 1935--small-scale demonstrations largely started by the sa; once again, there are no public demonstrations for the jews: by 1935, the existence of concentration camps known (people less likely to participate in demonstrations on account of fear) Nazi party wants to put an end to the wildcat anti-semitism and random attacks against the jews, wants legalization (this is what causes the creation of the. Nuremberg laws: crystal night (kristallnacht) [november pogrom] Hitler at height of popularity during this time. During this heightened popularity, anti-semitic efforts increased: excuse for kristallnacht--jewish man assassinates nazi ambassador to paris, november 9, 1938--nazi leaders get on the phone and essentially say to the head of the sa. "start;" in every city and town with a jewish population, jews are attacked and their houses/stores/synagogues are demolished; a lot of looting.