Skip to content
Oak National Academy
Oak National Academy
Teachers
Pupils
New
New
Year 9

Nazi persecution of Jewish people

I can explain how Nazi persecution of Jews developed over time.

Download all resources
Share activities with pupils
New
New
Year 9

Nazi persecution of Jewish people

I can explain how Nazi persecution of Jews developed over time.

Download all resources
Share activities with pupils

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The Nazis believed Jews were 'inferior' and enemies of Germany.
  2. The Nazis subjected German Jews to persecution from 1933 onwards.
  3. The Nazis wanted to exclude the Jews from German society.
  4. Nazi persecution became more violent in 1938, including during Kristallnacht.
  5. Some Jews emigrated to escape Nazi persecution.

Common misconception

Nazi antisemitism meant they were immediately violent towards Jews.

Open violence as a part of Nazi persecution only became common in 1938.

Keywords

  • Antisemitism - hate directed at Jewish people, or cruel or unfair treatment of people because they are Jewish

  • Boycott - a situation in which people refuse to buy, use or do something because they do not approve of it

  • Synagogue - Jewish place of worship

  • Looted - to steal from shops and houses during a period of fighting

  • Emigrate - to permanently move out of a country

Instead of completing the table chronology for Task C part 1, students could complete a time-axis graph representing the severity of Nazi persecution during the years from 1933-38. This would serve as a visual aid to help pupils with Task C part 2.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Video

Skip video

Loading...

Starter quiz

Download starter quiz

6 Questions

Q1.
Write the missing word. is treatment of someone unfairly or cruelly because of their race, religion or beliefs.
Correct Answer: persecution
Q2.
What triggered pogroms against Jews in Russia in 1881?
a plague
outbreak of a war
Correct answer: an assassination
Q3.
Which European country had the highest Jewish population by the 1930s?
Britain
France
Germany
Correct answer: Poland
Soviet Union
Q4.
How many Jews served in Germany's army during World War One (WW1)?
None
1000
10 000
Correct answer: 100 000
Q5.
Which statement is most accurate?
Almost all Jewish children went to public schools
Almost all Jewish children went to Jewish faith schools
Correct answer: Jewish children went to a mix of different schools
Q6.
Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
1 - Jews attacked as the Black Death spreads through Europe
2 - Jews expelled from Spain
3 - Jews emancipated in Germany
4 - hundreds of thousands of Jews participate in fighting during WW1

Exit quiz

Download exit quiz

6 Questions

Q1.
Write the missing word. Hate directed at Jewish people, or cruel or unfair treatment of people because they are Jewish is known as...
Correct Answer: antisemitism, anti-semitism, anti semitism
Q2.
In what year did the Nazis come to power?
Correct Answer: 1933
Q3.
What was the initial aim of Nazi persecution of Jews?
eliminate Jews in Germany
Correct answer: isolate Jews in Germany
support Jews in Germany
Q4.
The laws passed in 1935 which stripped Jews in Germany of their citizenship were known as the Laws.
Correct Answer: Nuremberg
Q5.
Why were synagogues attacked during Kristallnacht?
they were amongst the wealthiest sites in the Third Reich
Correct answer: they were symbols of Judaism
they were used as bases for spying
Q6.
Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
1 - Nazis come to power
2 - Nazis introduce a boycott of Jewish shops
3 - Nuremberg Laws introduced
4 - Jews forced to legally change their names
5 - Kristallnacht

Additional material

Download additional material
We're sorry, but preview is not currently available. Download to see additional material.