The discrimination and persecution of the Jews was long-lasting in Europe, however it was dramatically increased 1933 (or 30th January 1933) after the Nazi’s ‘seizure of power’. They believed that they were of a ‘superior race’ and the Jews were the ‘inferior’. Since that year, various legislations had been passed as an attempt to exclude the Jews from societies. These include: Law for restoration of professional civil service (7th April 1933), excluding most Jews from legal professions and services; Nuremberg Laws (September 1935), prohibiting marriage and relationships between Jews and Germans, as well as German servants working in Jewish households; The Reich citizenship law, that only those with Germanic or related bloods were considered as citizens, completely excluding Jewish people. Other minor legislations followed, and by the start of WWII, around half of the Jewish population in Germany (250000 in 437000) voluntarily moved to other countries.
Before the outbreak of the World War, the term ‘Final Solution of the Jewish Problem’ already existed and referred to the deliberate expulsion of the Jewish race using various different methods (not necessarily killing). Those methods included the ‘voluntary’ emigration of the Jews using legislations, confining Jews to ghettos, as well as forcefully moving them to concentration camps. This term existed for years, though it was never fully implemented on the Jews. In September 1939 (beginning of WWII), Germany invaded Poland, at that time the plans as announced by Hitler was to deport all Jews to Madagascar. Later, they were to imprison the Jews and eventually kill them through starvation and overwork. Ghettos were established in Poland to confine the Jews inside a Nazi-controlled area. Many died of the lack of adequate sanitation and food.
Before the outbreak of the World War, the term ‘Final Solution of the Jewish Problem’ already existed and referred to the deliberate expulsion of the Jewish race using various different methods (not necessarily killing). Those methods included the ‘voluntary’ emigration of the Jews using legislations, confining Jews to ghettos, as well as forcefully moving them to concentration camps. This term existed for years, though it was never fully implemented on the Jews. In September 1939 (beginning of WWII), Germany invaded Poland, at that time the plans as announced by Hitler was to deport all Jews to Madagascar. Later, they were to imprison the Jews and eventually kill them through starvation and overwork. Ghettos were established in Poland to confine the Jews inside a Nazi-controlled area. Many died of the lack of adequate sanitation and food.