1. Title = Leader of West You are the President of France, GB or USA and you are noticing an influx of Jews trying to immigrate into your country. You hear news of anti-Semitism in Germany and conclude that these Jewish refugees are trying to leave a country where they are not wanted. Do you let thousands of Jewish refugees into your country? Yes or No? What might stand in your way from allowing a larger number of Jews into your country?

2. holocaust = destruction by fire Holocaust = systematic murder of 11 million people across Europe –including ~6 million Jews Today we will just address the first 2 tactics used by Nazis to begin creating the Aryan state Climbing the Pyramid of Hate

3. 1933, Hitler builds Dachau Concentration Camp in Munich…the first of many

6. Laws created by Nazi gov against Jews Stripped Jews of their… –Jobs –Citizenship –Property Segregated Jews in Germany by bloodline …effects? –Businesses boycotted –Outlaws marriage of Jews and non-Jews

10. November 9 + 10, 1938 “Night of Broken Glass” gangs of Nazi SA Stormtroopers attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues across Germany Who was blamed? –20,000 arrested and sent to concentration camps Pyramid Level now?

17. Rich vs Poor –Rich = flee Germany –Poor/Defiant = stay –Why? Jews flee to France, GB and USA…but… –Big Three don’t take them all

18. You are the President of France, GB or USA and you are noticing an influx of Jews trying to immigrate into your country. You hear news of anti-Semitism in Germany and conclude that these Jewish refugees are trying to leave a country where they are not wanted. Do you let thousands of Jewish refugees into your country? Yes or No? What might stand in your way from allowing a larger number of Jews into your country? –Anti-Semitism in your own country (!!!) –Immigration Laws not changed (!!!) –Many sad stories (St. Louis, Awitz)

19. Propaganda creating some fanatical anti- Semitism Hitler criticized for Kristallnacht but most people afraid to speak out (terror) People either behind Hitler or too afraid to resist

20. Final Solution will go into effect after 1939 –Genocide –Ghettos, Concentration and Death Camps Schindler’s List