May
1
Anti-Semitisim in Europe
May 1, 2015 | Leave a Comment
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI1b0AewOds[/youtube] This interview with Jack Mayer goes into detail on the Anti-Semitism that took place in Germany. Mayer was born in Speyer Germany and was very young during his time, but is able to recall the anti-Semitism he experienced as a child. He explains that he lived under the reign of Hitler for about 5 […]
Sep
12
Kristallnacht: The Night of Broken Glass
September 12, 2014 | 2 Comments
The 9th of November 1938, the Germans implemented the program of Kristallnacht. During Kristallnacht, any and all Jewish businesses and synagogues were burned down and looted. Alongside with having their religious temples burned and their businesses destroyed, many Jews were killed and some committed suicide. In the video below it is estimate that 155o temples […]
Nov
16
The Emergence of Nazi Germany
November 16, 2009 | Comments Off on The Emergence of Nazi Germany
War Reparations and Great Depression Devastate Germany The Weimar Republic was the parliamentary system that governed Germany after WWI and lasted through the Roaring 20s and the Great Depression. When WWI ended and the Treaty of Versailles was ratified June 28, 1919, the new Republic was chastized with humiliating stipulations for beginning the War. Under this treaty, […]