History 2147A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Heinrich Himmler, Ultimate Power, Nuremberg
1 Dec 2015
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Isolation of german jews: nuremburg race laws (1935) Basic criteria for german jews (didn"t apply to jews in other countries) In poland, 1/10 population was jewish in 1939, didn"t matter # of grandparents you had who were jewish, you were placed into the category of jewish. Upper ranks of nazi party would not have passed the test if their family history was examined. For some people, the rules were bent/ broken based on their connections. After olympics in 1936, increasing displays of violence towards. No clear picture of what is intended. Economics ministry (schacht): moderation in terms of expropriation of businesses and property from german jews. Goebbels, streicher wanted radical measures, either to draw attention to themselves or if they had clear policy intentions in mind their speeches and pronunciations they made. Key stakeholders were trying to out-compete each other through.
