In-Nazi-Germany-Jews-were-required-to-wear-a-yellowIn Nazi Germany, Jews were required to wear a yellow Star of David on their clothing.[Credits : © United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]
The-Wandering-Jew-illustration-by-Gustave-Dore-1856The Wandering Jew, illustration by Gustave Doré, 1856.[Credits : Courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum; photograph, J.R. Freeman & Co. Ltd.]
Caricature-from-the-anti-Semitic-Viennese-magazine-KikerikiCaricature from the anti-Semitic Viennese magazine Kikeriki. Its caption read: “In the …[Credits : © United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]
SA-troops-guarding-a-Jewish-owned-business-in-Vienna-shortlySA troops guarding a Jewish-owned business in Vienna shortly after the Anschluss. The graffiti on …[Credits : © Marschalek/United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]
SA-troops-lock-hands-to-prevent-Jews-from-entering-theSA troops lock hands to prevent Jews from entering the University of Vienna.[Credits : © National Archives/United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]
In 1933 Adolf Hitler’s National Socialists were voted into power, and the campaign of terror began. …[Credits : Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]
Discussion of the anti-Semitic policies of the Nazis.[Credits : Copyright © 2004 AIMS Multimedia (www.aimsmultimedia.com)]
U.S. soldiers, having defeated the German military, come face-to-face with the horrors of Nazi …[Credits : Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.]
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