HOLOCAUST

The Holocaust took place during World War II (1939 - 1945.) The term refers to the systematic killing of approx. six million Jews and millions of others who were in the way of the Nazis in Germany, who promoted anti-Semitism.

Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 and the Jewish population was targeted immediately, their businesses boycotted, their books burnt, Jewish individuals were excluded from civil service and their children banned from schools.

It went downhill from there.

Marriage between Jews and non-Jews was outlawed. Jews were barred from going to the theaters and had to travel and basically live separated from the rest. Finally their entire property was confiscated and they were forced into ghettos.

Many Jews emigrated, many more tried but weren't able to because countries limited the number of Jewish immigrants.

November 9, 1938, was a new all-time low. It became known as the Kristallnacht, which means Crystal Night. What happened? For two days, Jewish synagogues and businesses were raided, 91 Jews were killed, and around 30,000 Jewish men were sent to concentration camps. 

In the eyes of the Nazis, who was officially categorized a Jew?
The Nazis went by ancestry. You were a Jew when you had at least three Jewish grandparents. If you had one or two, you were a "mixed breed."

MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
There are many memorial places to visit, among them are: