1- What did you learn?
I learned that progressively the laws got worse and worse. It started off with minor things like not being able to go to sports clubs and things like that. As the years went on, the laws got more and more restricting and problematic. In 1938 a law was passed that Jews were prohibited to enter certain parts of Berlin, Germany. Then in 1942 things like Jews not being able to get milk and eggs with their ration cards or having to turn in valuables like typewriters, jewels, wool and fur.
2- Why do you think this monument was built?
I think this was built to honor and almost apologize to the Jews and Jewish families effected by it and to remember the injustices done there so the world never forgets what had happened. It also reminds us of how things have changed over the years and gotten better for the Jewish community.
3- What did you notice about the number of laws passed in certain years?
So when the laws started in 1933 they came out with quite a few. Over the next 4 years a few more laws were added. It wasn’t until 1938 that a whole new batch of even more laws came that was restricting Jews more harshly. Then in 1942 even more laws were passed, things like Jewish children were not allowed to attend public school, Jews are not allowed to testify against Germans in court and even jewish people having pets was not allowed.
4- Which restrictions do you think you would have the most trouble dealing with and why?
I think the law I would have the most trouble with would be not being able to emigrate because it’s like being trapped or locked in Germany. Many bad things were happening to Jews and if I was in their shoes I would be terrified. Trapped in a country where most people hate you and your being severely discriminated against, that’s no way to live and I can’t imagine what it was like to actually live through that time period.
I learned that progressively the laws got worse and worse. It started off with minor things like not being able to go to sports clubs and things like that. As the years went on, the laws got more and more restricting and problematic. In 1938 a law was passed that Jews were prohibited to enter certain parts of Berlin, Germany. Then in 1942 things like Jews not being able to get milk and eggs with their ration cards or having to turn in valuables like typewriters, jewels, wool and fur.
2- Why do you think this monument was built?
I think this was built to honor and almost apologize to the Jews and Jewish families effected by it and to remember the injustices done there so the world never forgets what had happened. It also reminds us of how things have changed over the years and gotten better for the Jewish community.
3- What did you notice about the number of laws passed in certain years?
So when the laws started in 1933 they came out with quite a few. Over the next 4 years a few more laws were added. It wasn’t until 1938 that a whole new batch of even more laws came that was restricting Jews more harshly. Then in 1942 even more laws were passed, things like Jewish children were not allowed to attend public school, Jews are not allowed to testify against Germans in court and even jewish people having pets was not allowed.
4- Which restrictions do you think you would have the most trouble dealing with and why?
I think the law I would have the most trouble with would be not being able to emigrate because it’s like being trapped or locked in Germany. Many bad things were happening to Jews and if I was in their shoes I would be terrified. Trapped in a country where most people hate you and your being severely discriminated against, that’s no way to live and I can’t imagine what it was like to actually live through that time period.
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