The life Jewish people changed dramatically when Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 and implemented anti-semitic idea and policies. Many historical incidents occurred between 1933-1939 which changed the lives of the Jewish community. Some of these incidents which have shaped, changed and worsened the lives of the Jews include the Nuremberg Law, Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass). This essay will describe the life of Jewish people before Hitler rose as chancellor of Germany and after. Despite some anti-Semitism, the German Jewish people had lived a peaceful life before 1933, they had mostly lived in urban areas. Most of the Jews were well educated and were in the middle class.They had excelled in science, literature, the arts and economic