What was the jewish peoples perspective on Hitler becoming leader in 1934?

Question

Sources would be great, but not needed.

Answer 1

Why Didn't The Jews Leave?

There were more than 500,000 Jews in Germany in 1933, with 30% of them living in the city of Berlin, 40% living in other large German cities, and the rest scattered in small towns throughout the country. More than half of them owned or operated businesses.

When you look back at Jewish history, there had been long cycles of Anti-Semitism and recovery. They were sure that Hitler was a passing phase and things would eventually get better. Most German Jews thought of themselves as Germans who happened to be Jewish and saw no reason to have fear. In the previous two hundred years, they had made tremendous progress and some had fully assimilated and a few even converted. They saw themselves as patriotic citizens of Germany and even in the face of Nazism, thought the world was still logical and they were safe.

Answer 2

Same as the rest of gemany it wasn't until he came to power he started doing all the stuff to the JEws and the general German public didn't even find out what the n***s did until after the war probly one of the factors on why nazisim was never revived

Answer 3

This week is the festival of Tishav B'Av, when we remember the tragedy of the destruction of our homeland and the Temple of Jerusalem.

It's strange to think that there were Rabbis in 1930s Germany calling to abolish the festival because Jews had found a permanent home in the German fatherland and Jews would be safe there for ever.

This is why Jews always wear their hats.

Answer 4

Given that Mein Kampf was published in 1926, my guess is that by that time Jewry within Germany was generally opposed to him.

Answer 5

Because at that time, German Jews were the most assimilated that Jews have been, ever. They married non Jews. They worked with non Jews. They were very happy and contented as German citizens, and viewed themselves AS 'German'. They just happened to be of the Jewish religion.

And remember: Germany was thought of as the most 'civilised' country on earth. It had a wonderful 'culture'; it produced great thinkers, composers, writers. Nobody could possibly predict that such an intellectual and seemingly refined country could EVER be part of an attempted, and almost successful genocide.

So even though the Jews would have been worried by 'mein kampf'  and would have been nervous, they never would have thought that Hitler would find support in his anti semitism from the rest of Germany.

Tragically, they were wrong.

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