Jews could be found in all walks of life, farmers, tailors, seamstresses, factory hands, accountants, doctors, teachers, and small-business owners. Many children ended their schooling early to work in a craft or trade; others looked forward to continuing their education at the university level. Whatever their differences, they all had one thing in common, by the 1930s, with the rise of the Nazis to power in Germany, they all became potential victims, and their lives were forever changed. However, Jewish misfortunes did not begin in Germany with the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. …
