Holocaust-1

 Definition & Identification     The Nazi's first step toward eliminating the Jews was to target and identify them in their communities. Keep in mind that the Nazis saw Jews as a race, not as a religious community. (This means that even if you were born a Jew but you weren't religious, the Nazis categorized you as such because you were born a Jew) As a result, laws were made that identified Jews under Nazi definitions.

After these laws defined the term "Jew", Jews were targeted by: -having to put a big "J" in their passports -having to wear yellow stars (the star of David) visible on their clothing at all times    

   Discrimination     The use of yellow stars allowed Nazis to clearly group Jews and non-Jews, which made discrimination and hatred spread. After these laws were passed, Hitler announced 3 new laws that further isolated Jews from non-Jews and stripped Jews of their citizenships. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These laws said that: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">               <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">  <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Extramarital intercourse between Jews and German citizens is forbidden                <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">  <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 50%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 140%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> -Jews are not permitted to employ female German citizens under 45 years of age as domestic help (nannies, maids, etc.)

<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">To View additional images from the Holocaust, <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">click here <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"> To Read more about the Nuremberg Laws, [|click here] <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(24, 94, 19);">**//"I heard the news; I trembled and became speechless."//** <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">//On March 19, 1944, when the Germans occupied Hungary, my life and the lives of many others changed forever. Soon after the occupation, all Jews had to be identified on their clothing with a large yellow Star of David. Their property was taken away, and they were moved to the ghettos. I volunteered with an organization that served as a liaison between the Jews and the German commandant. I was working in the Country Division.//

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times,serif;">//One day, a very excited man came and wanted to be seen by the top delegate. He described the first loading of Jews into boxcars: they were jammed shoulder to shoulder, squeezed together, without food or water, with only the clothes on their backs. The doors were locked from the outside, and the trains were heading toward an unknown destination. Although I knew nothing about the fate of Jews elsewhere in Europe, from that moment on, I knew that my only hope for the future lay in the American forces occupying Sicily, the imminent invasion in France, and the advancing Russians from Stalingrad. When the bombs started dropping on Budapest, I knew that survival would require sacrifice.// -From Light from the Yellow Star: A Lesson of Love from the Holocaust By Robert O. Fisch <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; color: rgb(97, 26, 101); text-align: right; display: block;">