were seen by many Germans as not really German, but a culture and ethnicity all their own. Jewish bankers, such as the Rothschilds, once rescued Europe. Now, they were seen as enemies of the state, responsible for the misery of the German people.
Suddenly the idea of a Germany judenfrei (free of Jews) appealed to those Germans who needed someone to blame. And, just as suddenly the disaffected unemployed, the marginal people of society, the "little guy" who had no say-so before, joined the Nazi party and, with armband and uniform, became "somebody". They took out their frustration in events such as Kristallacht, November 11, 1938
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