GCSE History Coursework Nazi Persecution of the Jews
Name: Matthew Liley Candidate Number: 3293
Question 1. Describe the treatment of Jews in Germany in the Years 1933 – 1937
When Hitler became chancellor in 1933, the treatment of the Jewish population in Germany, gradually became worse and worse. The worst treatment, however, went to the adults. In April 1933, SS troopers threw thousands of Jewish shopkeepers, doctors and civil servants out of their jobs. Some were even taken to concentration camps to work, sometimes until death. By the time this had settled down, those Jews who did have their shops were boycotted by Nazi troops. Many Germans attacked Jews on the streets, and by the end of 1933, 36 Jewish people had been murdered. Due to all of this harsh treatment, many Jews fled from Germany to other foreign countries. In 1933, over 35,000 Jewish men, women and children fled from Germany. Hitler also made an order to open concentration camps. These were places of death and disease, where opponents of the Nazis and Nazi ideals were locked up. Even ‘regular’ Germans who were friendly with Jewish people were locked up. This was all part of Hitler’s plan, to become the leader of the supreme party in the Reichstag. This meant total power, and no opposition.
