yr11_nazis_jews

=__Nazis and the Jews__=



'//The night of the broken glass' ://
//**What did the Nazis do?**//

In november 1938 riot was caused around Germany. The SS destroyed 10,000 Jewish shops, over 200 synogagues, 91 Jews were murdered and over 20,000 put put into concentration camps, most likely the Dachau, Buchenwald, or Sachsenhausen concentrations.

It took the Belgium's total plate glass 6 months to make all the glass that had been broken! As well as having their shops, synogagues and people put into concentration camps the Jews had to pay 1 billion Deutsch Marks for the damage caused.

//**Why did the Nazis do this?**//

The public reason for the 'Night of Broken Glass' or Kristallnacht was that many Germans were angry at the Jews because a Jewish teenager in Paris had murdered Ernst vom Rath, a German diplomat.

The reason for the Jewish teenager, Herschel Grynszpan assasinating Ernst vom Rath was because of the bitterness he had for Germany as Hitler had expelled the Jews from Reich.

As one of the biggest Nazis plans was to get rid of the Jews and most of the Jews were polis they decided to deport them as close as possible to the polish borders, over 15,000 Jews were forced out of Germany.

However the private reason was simple, the Nazis hated the Jews and wanted rid of them. The murder of the German diplomat gave Hitler and Joseph Goebbels a reason to stir up trouble in Germany with the Jews.

//**Evidence of success**//

The night of the broken glass pleased many Nazis. The destruction of the jewish shops gave hope to Aryans as they were able to take over the shops. Another evidence of success was that many Jewish people were deported out of Germany, this definelty pleased the Aryans.


 * //Websites ://**

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristallnacht http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/kristallnacht_02/ http://www.aish.com/holocaust/overview/Kristallnacht.asp

The Madagascar Plan:
**//What did the Nazis do?//**

In may 1940 the Madagascar plan had been discussed several times before it was actually put into action. Franz Rademacher decided that the plan should get the go ahead. The plan was to deport all western Jews from Europe. Rademacher believed that it was best to keep the eastern Jews close to home, prefereably Lubin in Poland to keep a good eye on them.


 * //Why did the Nazis do this?//**

The reason for deporting the Jews to Madagascar was because Germany Nazis' believed that they would gain victory over France. Therefore take over the colonies (Madagascar) and also make peace with Britain which ment that they could use Britain's Navy to transport the Jewish people.


 * //Evidence of failure//**

In 1940 Franz Rademacher had called for a meeting about the Madagascar plan however no one turned up. As a result of this the Warsaw Ghetto (Jewish Ghetto 1940-1943) was finally completed. The failure of Germany not gaining victory over France and not reasoning with Britain ment that by late december the plan was completly abandoned.


 * //Websites ://**

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_Plan// [|//http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_ghetto//]

//Karl Adolf Eichmann (1906-1962) ://
Adolf Eichmann became an important part in deporting the Jews from Germany. In 1932 he joined the SS and when the Nazis came to power he moved to Germany.

In 1934 Eichmann joined Sicherheitspolizei (Security Police) which was feared by many people. He served as a corporal at the Dachau concentration camp and was later assigned to the Jewish section which led to his interest in Jews and the Jewish religion. He was later known as a Jewish Specialist.

In 1940 Eichmann came up with the idea of the Madagascar plan (below). This was only the start of his ideas that involved the Jews.

One thing that he was in charge of was the transportation of the Jews to Ghettos and concentration camps.


 * //Websites ://**

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Eichmann http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/biographies/eichmann.htm