EROSIOn of Jewish Rights
Source: Anne Frank Museum
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October 1940Every government official must sign papers saying they are not Jewish. All businesses must register with German authorities.
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Source: To Save a Life
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July 1941 Jews have large ‘J’ stamped on ID cards.
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Source: Anne Frank Museum
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August 1942Jews are banned from public places and schools.
"I'm very sorry," he said, "but I'm no longer cutting Jewish people's hair." We had to go somewhere else." Sophie Yaari |
Jewish Star. Source: The United States Holocaust Museum.
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May 1942Jews must wear yellow star with the word ‘Jood’ printed across it. Curfew for Jews is established. Public transportation is forbidden. Telephones are forbidden. Valuables taken away.
"He said that it wasn't ours any longer, that we owned nothing, we were nothing, our lives were nothing." |
Source: Anne Frank House
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July 1942Deportation of Jews begins. |
Westerbork Source: Dutch Prison Camp Archives
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September 1943Last major round-up of Jews. 5,000 Jews are sent to Westerbork.
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Mother reunited with daughters. Source: The United States Holocaust Museum.
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1945Germans surrender and Jews in hiding are able to walk freely. Children and families re-united.
"The night we found each other, my family stayed up late into the night talking, rejoicing over the fact that we were alive." |