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Lesson Two: The Rise of Nazism in Germany

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In order to incite racism and anti-Jewish prejudice, the Nazis used existing anti-Semitic feelings to promote their racist beliefs and agenda. Lesson Two of the Museum of Jewish Heritage Holocaust Curriculum examines the rise of Nazism in Germany, with a focus on examining antisemitism and antisemitic propaganda by analyzing propaganda images to explore false stereotypes used to spread prejudice against Jews.

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