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In 1933 when the Nazis came to power in Germany
they gradually bought in their notorious anti Jewish laws, which
prevented Jews from moving around freely. Their businesses were
closed, their homes were taken away. Jewish doctors and teachers
were not allowed to practise. Men were harassed and arrested, deported
and put into concentration camps. Jewish children and students were
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In 1938 a Polish Jew assassinated
a German Embassy Official in Paris. This triggered off an orgy of
smashing, looting and burning of Jewish homes and businesses. School,
synogogues and religious artefacts were burnt. Thousands were arrested.
The violence was called 'Kistallnacht', the night of broken glass.
Aware of the imminent danger thousands of Jews who were able to
fled Germany. |
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After Kristallnacht the Central British Fund for German Jewry in
Britain realised that lives had to be saved. Within four weeks they
lobbied the British government, raised funds to get the children out
of Germany and ran the first train. This rescue became known as the Kindertransport.
You will find more information about Kristallnacht here.
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There are many other resources on the web covering the Holocaust.
We would like to thank;
"Hide and Seek"
- A history of the Persecution of the Jews by
the Nazis
Dr. Amy Zahl Gottlieb - Historian and Author of "Men
of Vision"" |
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