How did Nazi Germany identify Jews?
Preface
The Holocaust carried out by Nazi Germany during World War II, including the mass murder of the Jews, brought great pain to human society and made us deeply reflect on human morality and civilization. How did Nazi Germany identify Jews in the Holocaust? How did they find the Jews and leave them with nowhere to run?
1. The special identity of the Jews
Jews had a special identity in European society at that time, they usually lived together, forming a unique Jewish community, and Jews also had some religious beliefs and habits of their own, which made them unique in the society of that time.
2. Intolerance and discrimination in Germany
At that time, German society was not tolerant, on the contrary, they had great discrimination and exclusion against Jews, and even on some occasions, Jews were expressly forbidden to participate, and this intolerant social atmosphere provided certain convenience for Nazi Germany to identify Jewish identity.
3. A detailed description of Jewish characteristics
In order to be able to find Jews more accurately, Nazi Germany developed a detailed description of Jewish characteristics, which recorded in detail a series of information about Jews' physical characteristics, religious habits, family background, etc., so that Nazi German personnel could identify Jews according to this manual.
4. Household registration checks and searches by the secret police
In addition to the use of profiles, Nazi Germany searched for possible Jewish identity by examining people's household registers, and they set up a special secret police unit to search all corners of society and take immediate action if they found Jews in hiding.
5. The Exposure of Jewish Identity
Against this backdrop, and by Nazi Germany's various means of identification, many Jews were eventually exposed, and they could no longer go into hiding, but were taken to concentration camps and eventually burned to the sea.
epilogue
Through this history, we can clearly see that the reason why Nazi Germany was able to find Jews so easily and identify Jews was inseparable from the intolerance and discrimination of German society at that time, as well as the special identity of Jews in society.