Pre world war II, Germany was a country filled with diversity and filled with over 9 million Jews. Life for the Jewish in Germany before World War II was filled with limited rights and judgment of their beliefs. Jews were not the only ones who were discriminated. The Jim Crow Laws in the South enforced racial segregation between light skinned and colored people. People with a lighter complexions had more advantages and special rights in society than those of a darker complexion. Both created a negative impact on society and disturbed the peace.
Germany had a tremendous jewish population during the 1930s. Although jews migrated to Germany for new opportunities, they received racial treatment. The first wave of legislation began with limiting the rights for jews to take part in the social life of the Germans. They were excluded from having important jobs to giving them any kind of authority in german society. This was only the beginning. Later on, Education also became one of the many restrictions. Jews were prohibited from entering medical school and took away many government jobs. In 1934 jewish actors disallowed to act in any form of production or perform onstage. Jewish lives were being destroyed more and more as time passed. Jews were also prohibited the
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They weren’t even able to voice out their thoughts. This caused the Jews to go to the bottom of the social chain. Businesses weren’t allowed to be owned by jews, Jewish Soldiers would not get any kind of recognition for fighting to protect their home. It eventually led to Jews not being allowed to attend public places like restaurants. They were criticized and even insulted when walking down the street. Jews were banned from schools, cinemas, parks, restaurants, etc. They became so excluded from society it even led to riots and attacks when Jews were spotted. Life for the Jewish became a nightmare in Germany before the