Jews Loss of Rights
In the beginning of the Holocaust, nearly all rights Jews had were taken away in a short period of time. (Timeline)
“When I hear anyone talk of culture, I reach for my revolver.” -Hermann Goering
"The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us. But, we don't ask for their love; only for their fear." –Heinrich Himmler “Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death.” -Adolf Hitler These rights included having access to German schools, being able to run their own business (the Nazis boycotted the Jews), and other basic human rights like where they were allowed to live. Furthermore, they were forced to wear the Star of David. Later, Jews completely lost their right to live.
“So they put slave masters over them to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites and worked them ruthlessly. They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.” –Exodus 1:11-14
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Broken windows of a Jewish business on Kristallnacht
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