Anti-Jewish Laws & the Kindertransport

Date

Anti-Jewish Laws

Sort the laws into chronological order.

Which law do you think was the most important? Why?

Which period do you think was the most important turning-point?

Kristallnacht, November 1938

Read the testimonies:

What happened on Kristallnacht?.

What was the human impact of these events?

What choice did the Jews of Germany have?

How would you react if these laws were put in place in Britain today?

What could the Jews of Germany do about these laws?

What could non-Jewish Germans do about these laws?

What choices did the Jews of Germany have?

Some German Jews decided NOT to leave

Some German Jews decided to leave Germany

Why did some German Jews decide not to leave?

What would they need to take with them?

Where would they go?

Britain 1933- 1938In the 1930s the British government had to decide whether to let Jewish refugees in from mainland Europe.

Britain had high unemployment (many people without jobs) There was a feeling of antisemitism (dislike of Jewish people) There were strict limits on allowing in refugees Britain did not want to upset Hitler

From 1938 onwards the situation in Nazi Germany became worse.

The British government decided to allow 10,000 unaccompanied children into Britain.