NAZI PERSECUTION OF THE JEWS.

World War 1 started in 1914 and ended with the defeat of Germany and the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty humiliated Germany and demanded huge sums of money as reparations to the allies.

By 1921 Germany was bankrupt. The stage was set for the rise of a hero that would restore Germany to its former glory. Adolph Hitler, the charismatic leader of the National Socialist party (the Nazis) promised just that.

Many people throughout Europe blamed the Jews for their problems.The Nazis took anti-semitism to new heights. Many Jews saw what was coming and tried to flee but most countries had closed their borders. Britain allowed Jewish children in, in 1938. This exodus become known as the Kindertransport.

Those who didn't get out before the outbreak of World war 2 in 1939 knew they were doomed but did what they could to hide their children. The film, Hiding from Hitler, tells their story.

Read this history in more detail here.