April 1933—Boycott of Jewish shops and businesses.
The Gestapo is established.
May 1933—Public burning of Jewish and anti-Nazi books
throughout Germany.
July 1933—Germany passes a law for forced sterilization of those
with “genetic defects.” Eastern European Jewish immigrants are
stripped of German citizenship.
October 1933—Jews are banished from law, media, and the arts.
German-Jewish doctors are permitted to treat only Jewish patients.
Jews are forbidden to own land.
May 1934—“Der Sturmer” accuses Jews of using Christian blood
in Passover baking and other Jewish rituals.
August 1934—Death of Hindenberg.
Hitler becomes head of state and commander-in-chief of the
armed forces. Hitler proclaims himself “Fuehrer”, meaning
guide or leader; over 90 percent of Germans vote in favor of
Hitler’s new powers.
September 1935—Basic anti-Jewish racist legislation is passed,
“The Nuremberg Laws.”
October 1936—Hitler and Mussolini form the Rome-Berlin Axis.
One month later, Germany and Japan sign a military pact.
January 1937—Jews are banned from additional professions,
including teaching, dentistry, and accounting.
July 1937—Buchenwald concentration camp is opened.
November 1937—“Eternal Jew” exhibit opens in Munich, the basis
for the rabidly antisemitic film of the same name.
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