Propaganda surrounded Germany during this time period. It was impossible to even read a newspaper without seeing anti Semitic propaganda. It was everywhere. The Nazi's used Jews as a scapegoat in much of
this propaganda. They blamed Jews for all of Germany's problems. Much of this propaganda portrayed Jews as glutinous monsters. It was not uncommon to see propaganda that portrayed Jews as animals like monkeys or even rats. Since these images appeared everywhere, the message behind them began to appear real. Many Germans began to believe that the Jews were greedy monsters who were only worried about themselves. This led to the thought that they were the reason for all of the terrible things that were happening in Germany.
The Nazi's also created anti Semitic legislation which took away many of the Jews rights. The Nuremburg Laws were created solely to discriminize against the Jews. Some of this legislation took away the Jews right to go out to bars, to go to health spas, to work in several different professions as well as banned marriages between Germans and Jews. These laws stated that anyone who had any Jewish blood could not be a citizen of