what were some of the discrimintions that jewish people faced during WWII?

Answer 1

Discrimination? Well in Germany, where I come from, there were no discrimination during WWII. It was much worse than discrimination.

It started back in 1933 when Hitler and the NSDAP came to power. There was a boycott of Jewish companies and firms. "Kauf nicht beim Juden!" which means "Don't buy at the Jews!" was a common phrase. After that it got worse step by step.
They became citizens second class.
They had to sell their companies.
They were no longer allowed to work in specific jobs.
They were no longer allowed to marry "pure blooded" Germans.
Germans who did not divorce their Jewish partners became citizens second class too.
They were no longer allowed to leave the Reich.
They were deported.
They were send to concentration camps.
They were murdered by the millions.
You can't call that discrimination. That was madness. Nothing like that ever happened before and hopefully will never again happen.

Answer 2

The types of discrimination they faced were extensions of already existing discrimination.

Intolerance of Jews goes back to the Crusades, when Richard the Lionhearted battled Jews defending Arab cities. It only gets worse from there.

During WW2, Jews were targeted for discrimination in the majority of European countries. While Germany was at the forefront for violence and murder, Russia was a close second, allowing the Jewish rebels in the Warsaw ghetto to be slaughtered by the Germans before moving in to secure Poland. It was a very convenient solution to a problem.

In Russia, Jews were blamed for the German invasion, the suffering of the non-Jewish population, and were regularly jailed for a variety of reasons, mostly espionage against the state. Those Jews who distinguished themselves in combat fighting against the Germans with the Russian Army were never awarded or recognized.

The United States would not allow Jewish refugees to emigrate, or even seek asylum, instead, sending them back to Germany for assured death.

The British would not let anymore Jews into Palestine (now Israel) for fear of creating more war and political instability. Jews who were turned back would often times jump overboard and swim ashore. Those captured would usually be beaten by the British and jailed. I know this because I have a grand aunt who swam ashore from a refugee ship and was beaten by British soldiers.

Seriously, if you read some historical texts about the forms of discrimination in various countries during the WW2 years, you might be surprised to find out who discriminated against Jews, and how.

Answer 3

Well, let's see...

*Concentration / Death camps where people were worked to their deaths, or beaten or just taken to the gas chambers right away, and starved and disease-ridden and not clothed / housed properly for the elements (these were all over Europe)
And, all of these charming accomodations were after they were forced to get on trains, into boxcars, as many people as could fit, and then a few more besides. Some people died en route to the camps.

*Jews were forced to wear a yellow cloth star on their outer wear, to identify themselves as Jewish

*Jews were not allowed to attend public schools, work, participate in public sporting events, or go to popular entertainment venues like the theater.

*Jews were forced out of their own homes and forced to move to Ghettos, which were fenced in and patrolled by Nazi guards and had curfews.

I'm sure that this is the tip of the iceberg, and all of this, so far as I know occurred in Europe from the late 1930's until 1945-ish.

There are many, many books and movies on the subject.

6,000,000 Jews died during World War II during the Holocaust.

Answer 4

My fiance's grandfather was Jewish, and he fought for the U.S. in WWII. His last name used to end in "witz", and after the war, he was so afraid of prejudice, that he dropped the "witz".

Answer 5

lee cualquier libro de simon wiesental, lee mein kampf,donde hitler mismo describe sus planes, acercate a cualquier casa de cultura de la comunidad judia y pide leer COLUMNAS DE FUEGO,o un libro sobre la comunidad judia en esa epoca. asi lo sabras de primera mano. es muy poco el espacio que tengo aca ,para describir tan enormes hechos y crimenes, no solo cometidos contra los judios. sabias que fueron asesinados 6 millones de judio,10 millones de catolicos y 40 millones de otras creencias y nacionalidades?

Answer 6

Their belief in God and how they worship sets them out to be different but Hitler didn't just go after Jews, he also went after people with defects

Answer 7

the were tortured put in prison camps and killed by the hundreds
it is one of the first ugly things you learn about in history pay attention

Answer 8

look up the "night of a 1000 knives" online.
hitlers first night of allowing nazis to attack jews and their stores and homes.