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Adolf Hitler is appointed

Jan 30, 1933

Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany a nation with a Jewish population of 566,000.

Reichstag

Feb 28, 1933

Nazis burn Reichstag building to create crisis atmosphere

enabling act

Mar 24, 1933

German Parliament passes Enabling Act giving Hitler dictatorial powers.

nazi party

Jul 14, 1933

Nazi Party is declared the only legal party in Germany; Also, Nazis pass Law to strip Jewish immigrants from Poland of their German citizenship.

hitler as president

Aug 2, 1934

German President von Hindenburg dies. Hitler becomes Führer.

kristallnacht

Nov 12, 1938

Nazis fine Jews one billion marks for damages related to Kristallnacht

moving jews

Apr 30, 1939

Jews lose rights as tenants and are relocated into Jewish houses.

isolation of jews

Oct 6, 1939

• Proclamation by Hitler on the isolation of Jews.