Jews, who numbered about 525,000 in Germany were the principal target of Nazi hatred. The Nazis identified Jews as a race and defined this race as “inferior.” The Nazis either seized Jewish businesses and properties outright or forced Jews to sell them at bargain prices. The laws proclaimed at Nuremberg made Jews second-class citizens.
Essentials
1933 Anti-Jewish Legislation
Nuremberg Laws
Kristallnacht
Timeline of anti-Jewish legislation and movements in pre-war Germany