"Why the jews" timeline

  • 1543

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther gave a speech about Jews, degrading them.
  • First World War (WW1)

    German jews served in the first world war, dying for their country
  • 1700 jews murdered

    1700 jews were murdered by followers of the Ukrainian nationalist leader Simon Petlura
  • The Time wrote a article on how anti semitic is becoming frequent

    The newspaper wrote a piece on how antisemitic incidents are becoming frequent
  • British diplomat wrote about the tragedies

    The Poles had killed a number of Jews suspected of Communist sympathies, and arrested many others. The Jewish women who had been arrested were kept in prison without trial and enquiry.
  • The nazional party publishes a 25 point program

    The party relased it’s ideas for the nation which was to return Germany to “its former glory” and kicking out the jews
  • Rathenau assassinated

    Rathenau was assassinated and Hitler was thrown in jail
  • Hitler tried and failed to overthrow Munich

    Hitler tried to overthrow Munich and managed to before he was stopped and arrested for high treason
  • Hitler released “Mein Kampf”

    Hitler released a book outlining his hatred for jews and why he hated them
  • Hitler appointed Chancellor

    The parties of the
    centre and the right agreed to accept Hitler as Chancellor and share the power