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Why Were Jews Singled Out For Exterminated

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Why were Jews singled out for extermination? “On September 21, 1939 Reinhard Heyrich sent a secret message to the chiefs of the special task force. Although the memo was not clearly stated, it was clear that Reinhard wanted to concentrate on the Jews. Eight months earlier on January 30, 1939 Adolf Hitler spoke to Reinhard about the future of Europe and the fate of European Jewry.” Hitler did not exactly describe his ideas but he wanted all Jews exterminated. Why did Adolf Hitler want the Jews exterminated? Hitler and the Nazi party wanted the Jews exterminated because of anti-semitism and also because of their racial beliefs. Who was Adolf Hitler and how did he die? Adolf Hitler was the head of the Nazi party. He later became the dictator of Germany. He did this by using laws to destroy German democracy and create a dictatorship. After Soviet troops entered Berlin looking for Adolf Hitler, he later died from suicide on April 30, 1945. What was the Nazi party? The Nazi party is a political party who supported German nationalism and anti-Semitism. The Nazi party started when “The National Socialist German Workers’ Party, which was abbreviated to Nazi, was created”. This group was created because of Germany’s defeat in World War One. …show more content…

When Jews were living outside of concentration camps, they were not allowed to do a lot of things. Some of these include driving a car, going to the theater, and even swimming. Jews sometimes had to hide to avoid being captured and sent to a concentration camp. They had to do bizarre things, like get a fake ID. It was hard for children too, because the Nazis took children to camps more than they took adults. Another reason it was harder for the kids was because they could not run around and have fun because of the risk of being too loud and getting caught. That is why during hiding they experienced a lot of

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