When the ordinary became extraordinary: German Jews reacting to Nazi persecution,1933-1939

Investigates how the Jews reacted when the country rejected them. One of the chief objectives of Nazi policy between 1935-1939 had been to foster emigration. Foreign countries rejected immigration. In 1936, the Nazis blocked bank accounts, and Jews also faced plunder by bureaucrats. About 270,000-300,000 Jews managed to flee Germany.