Holocaust Timeline The Holocaust Timeline covers major moments in during the Holocaust. For a more detailed look, read the articles in full below, or search for Holocaust Timeline in this archive.
1881 Pogroms (riots) against Jewish citizens in Russia spark the first wave of Jewish immigration to the West. Read Article The Russian Government Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, June 14, 1881 1894 Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish military officer, is arrested and charged with treason in France. The resulting trial, based on false documents forged by a fellow officer coupled with intense French anti-Semitism, led to his conviction and imprisonment on Devil's Island. Read Article (pictured on right) For Treason Oakland Tribune, November 01, 1894 1900 "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" begins circulating in Russia; the document is eventually proven to be a forgery. Read Article Attacks by Henry Ford's Organ... Olean Evening Herald, November 30, 1920 1923 Adolph Hitler leads the "Beer Hall Putsch"; an attempt to overthrow the Weimar Republic and install himself as dictator. The coup does not succeed when the German army fails to ally with Hitler. Read Article (pictured on right) German Revolt Move Suppressed The Fresno Bee, November 9, 1923 1924 Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the "Beer Hall Putsch" of the previous year. Read Article Ludendorff Still Is a Popular Idol The Nebraska State Journal, April 2, 1924 1930 The National Socialist (Nazi) party comes to power in the September elections. Hitler gains significant power as the party's leader. Read Article Astonishing Platform For Victorious Fascists... Appleton Post-Crescent, September 16, 1930 1933 Hitler orders a nationwide boycott of Jewish businesses. Read Article (pictured on right) Germany Passes Day of Boycott Agaist Jewery The Charleston Gazette, April 2, 1933 1935 Germany enacts the Nuremberg Laws, stripping its Jewish population of their citizenship, property rights and marriage rights. Read Article History Repeats Itself The Times Recorder, December 7, 1938 1938 Nazi mobs destroy Jewish businesses and synagogues during "The Night of Broken Glass". Read Article (pictured on right) Violence Against Jews in Germany is Ordered Halted The Edwardsville Intelligencer, November 10, 1938 1939 In a speech at the Reichstag, Hitler issues his demands for total peace, including the expulsion of all Jews from Europe. Read Article (pictured on right) Hitler Wants Roosevelt... The Appleton Post-Crescent, October 7, 1939 1941 All Jewish citizens of Vienna, Austria, are deported to Lublin, Poland. Read Article All Vienna Jews to Be Sent Away The Circleville Herald, February 21, 1941 1942 A report from the International News Service states that thousands of European Jews are being slaughtered or sent to ghettos in Poland. Read Article (pictured on right) Terror and Death For German Jews The Lowell Sun, January 27, 1942 1943 The extermination of Jews at Kiev, Ukraine, is reported two years after the event. Newspapers state that 7,000 Jewish people were executed in a ravine near the city. Read Article (pictured on right) Mass Murders By Germans At Kiev The Gleaner, November 29, 1943 1944 The War Refugees board issues a report on the "bestial cruelty and murder by the millions in German extermination camps." Read Article Wholesale Murders by Nazis The Galveston Daily News, November 26, 1944 1945 April 11 Former Hungarian President Dr. Bela Fabian states that five million Jewish people were gassed and cremated at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. Read Article (pictured on right) 5 Million Jews Slain by Nazis at Auschwitz... The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, April 11, 1945 April 29 The US Army liberates concentration camps at Landsberg and Dachau, freeing more than 30,000 captives. Read Article (pictured on right) Yanks Liberate 2 More Horror Camps The Herald Press, April 30, 1945 November 20 The Nuremberg International Military Tribunal begins, putting 20 head Nazis on trial for the deaths of up to 20 million people. The trial will last nearly two years. Read Article Trial of Major Nazi War Criminals Begins The Daily Gleaner, November 21, 1945 1947 Auschwitz Kommandant Rudolph Hoess is hanged at Auschwitz near Crematory I. Read Article Hoess Is Hanged For War Crimes The Joplin Globe, April 16, 1947 1962 Adolf Eichmann, captured by the Israeli secret service in Argentina in 1960, is hanged in Ramleh, Israel. Eichmann was the head of Gestapo Section IV, responsible for Jewish affairs and evacuations. Read Article (pictured on right) Slayer of 6 million Jews hanged The Chronicle Telegram, June 1, 1962 1985 French filmmaker Claude Lanzmann, who was a member of the French resistance during WWII, releases the documentary Shoah, a 9 � hour retelling of the Holocaust by its survivors and participants. Read Article 'Shoah' is a Holocaust testimony... The Daily Intelligencer, November 14, 1985 1993 April The National Holocaust Museum opens in Washington D.C. The museum contains the largest collection of Holocaust related material in the world. Read Article New Holocaust museum is an arduous trip through hell The Syracuse Herald Journal, April 27, 1993 December Director Steven Spielberg releases the film "Schindler's List," a tale of a German industrialist who saved the lives of about 1,300 Jews during the Holocaust. Read Article Spielberg shows maturity in Oscar-quality story of the Holocaust The Daily Herald, December 15, 1993		Newspaper Articles (click to view readable full images) Oakland Tribune November 01, 1894 The Fresno Bee November 9, 1923 The Charleston Gazette April 2, 1933 The Edwardsville Intelligencer November 10, 1938 The Appleton Post-Crescent October 7, 1939 The Lowell Sun January 27, 1942 The Gleaner November 29, 1943 The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune April 11, 1945 The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune April 11, 1945 The Chronicle Telegram June 1, 1962