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A Brief Review Of The Impact Of Race On The Jewish Nation By Nazi Germany

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The impact of pseudoscientific ideas of race on the Jewish nation by Nazi Germany was that Germans believed that they were “racially superior”. The rise of Hitler’s political power had influenced many German citizens to believe that the German Aryan race was racially superior and had convinced many people that the Jewish community were an alien race and that they were a threat to their “Perfect Race”. Through use of racial ideologies, anti-Semitic concepts and their ideas on eugenics, the Nazi Party had quickly isolated the Jews in order for them to protect their Aryan race. The government also enabled Laws such as the Nuremberg Laws, in order to further reinsure German citizens that they were racially superior. Hitler officially announced …show more content…

The Reich Citizenship Law defined a citizen as someone who is “of German blood”, meant that Jewish people were not regarded as German citizens. This law prevented Jews from marrying non-Jews and those who were already married were forced to separate with their partners. It also made sure that Jews could not help non-Jews i.e. teachers and doctors could not be of help to any other race. This impacted the Jews as many of them were forced to quit their jobs. The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honour was a method that further pushed the narrative of discouraging interracial relationships as it stood for not allowing Jews to get with non-Jews. This law was more focused on the bloodline of families in Germany as the law stated that if you had a minimum of one Jewish grandparent, than you would be described as ”a tainted child”. These laws were a harsh way to try to “remove” Jews from …show more content…

Concentration camps were established throughout Europe, with Auschwitz being the most infamous, where over one million Jews were murdered. Jews were imprisoned in these camps against their will and subjected to cruel treatment, including torture, medical research, and forced labour. The goal was to break down their spirits and eventually permanently get rid of them. The concentration camps were the sites of unspeakable cruelty and horror, where countless Jews lost their lives. The concentration camps serve as a traumatic constant reminder of the terrible atrocities committed during the Holocaust and the consequences of unchecked hatred and

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