1939-1940
Written by zachor_foundation on August 4, 2020
September: Nazi invade Poland; 11-year-old Ben’s world changes forever
1938
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Nazis take over Austria
League of Nations convenes with delegates from 32 countries refusing to accept Jews fleeing Hitler’s regime
Nazis occupy the Sudetenland (Czechoslavakia)
Nazis arrest 17,000 Polish Jews living in Germany, expelling them to Poland, which refuses them entry
Ernst vom Rath, of the German Embassy in Paris, is shot by Herscyhel Grynszpan, the angry 17-year-old son of deported Polish Jews. Rath’s death allegedly ignites Kristallnacht: November 9-10
1933-1936
Written by zachor_foundation on August 4, 2020
Hitler appointed Germany’s Chancellor; 1936
Anti-Jewish boycotts begin
Dachau Concentration Camp opens
German Parliament gives Hitler dictatorial powers
Hitler becomes Führer (leader)
1935: Nuremberg Race Laws against Jews decreed
