Antisemitism In Nazi Germany

As far back as the Roman Empire, Jews have been discriminated against for a variety of reasons. Christians have despised Jews, holding them accountable for the death of Christ. Ever since then, it has been a question on how to save the Jews. Christians believed these Jews could be saved if they converted, so many worked to convert people to Christianity. Those who did not convert were looked down upon and treated unfairly in the Christian society. This problem continued well past the days of Christ, and was a major theme in the Crusades as well. From here on out, Jews continuously faced the same issues and encountered the same discrimination. By the twentieth century, antisemitism made its way to Nazi Germany, where German National
Jews did not have German blood, and because of that, they were treated differently. Nazis used the Jews as a group to blame all their issues and misfortunes on, and were not afraid to be violent towards them. They believed Jews were responsible for the problems with their country’s economy and wanted to do something about it. On the night of November 9, 1938 (Kristallnacht), German party members went to the streets and trashed Jewish businesses, breaking their windows and vandalizing store fronts, as well as destroying Synagogues. They also went so far as requiring everyone over the age of six to wear the Star of David on their sleeve so everyone else could point out who they were. German artists starting making propaganda posters, which inaccurately portrayed Jews and what they stood for. Nazi Propaganda was also published in newspapers to provide a visual of the negative impacts Jews had on society, like how they were greedy, self-absorbed, and terrible people, and ensured all people saw them that way. The Nazi’s were after the Jews for racial reasons, and for the first time, regular violence was used as a way to deal with