The Book Burning By Joseph Goebbels

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The book burning started in 1933 by the Nazi regime on May 10. Nazi German authorities aimed to synchronize professional and cultural organization with Nazi ideology and policy. Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister for popular enlightenment and propaganda, began an effort to bring German arts and culture in line with Nazi goals. The government purged cultural organizations of jewish and other official alleged to be politically suspect or who performed or created art works which Nazi ideologues labeled “degenerate.” In an effort to synchronize the literary community, Goebbels had a strong ally in the National Socialist German Students’ Association. On April 6, 1933 the Nazi German Student Association’s Main Office for Press and Propaganda proclaimed