They had regular jobs, children attended regular schools, and families enjoyed community activities such as shopping, movies, and swimming. Once Hitler came to power, one of his goals was to cleanse Germany of all Jews. He created policies and laws that discriminated against Jews. Daniel's story created a vivid description of how such policies and laws affected the Jewish people. They were fired from their jobs, and if they had owned businesses, people would no longer be able to support them. Furthermore, they could not go to public swimming pools, shops and cinemas. There were also laws prohibiting interracial mixing between Germans and Jews. Finally, they were removed from their neighborhoods and relegated to "ghettos". WorldviewsAdolf Hitler created Nazi anti-Jewish propaganda to manipulate and change the worldview of Germans. This propaganda was used to make sure everyone believed and understood that the Jews were not like the Germans, but were dirty and not human. These messages were spread through the press, schools and radio. The Germans also did a “book burning” in which people burned books considered “un-German” to purify German culture. Not all Germans had a worldview opposed to Jews, but laws and policies made it a crime to disagree.
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