zi party attained power and put an end to the Weimar Republic. The party was guided by a racist and antisemitic ideology, which served to mold its policies in general, and its anti-Jewish policy. The anti-Jewish policy developed gradually. It was forced to contend not only with ideological considerations, but also with political and economic factors, which impacted upon the fulfillment of ideological goals. (Dvir B., Milgram A., Miron M., Steuer H. 2000, pg. 6-7)
             The first directed anti-Jewish action, which represented the initial steps toward implementing a nation-wide anti-Jewish policy, took place in April 1933, state employees were the first to be affected by the Nazi policies. Hitler's government decided to initiate a boycott of Jewish businesses in response to the anti-German "atrocity propaganda" supposedly being disseminated abroad by Jews. (Dvir B., Milgram A., Miron M., Steuer H. 2000, pg. 6-7)
             However they soon broadened to other Jewish civilians. Jewish civil servants were dismissed from their jobs.
             Jews from most fields of life, such as the public service, arts and culture, the media and the press in particular. By the end of that year, Jewish editors had been ousted and Jewish authors expelled from writers' guilds. "It was decided at this stage not to touch private Jewish businesses since this might result in damage to the German economy. One important law was the "law for the restoration of the professional civil service", which was aimed at removing all civil servants who were not Aryan – i.e. Jews. The civil service included hospitals, universities, government offices and all areas of public service." (Dvir B., Milgram A., Miron M., Steuer H. 2000, pg. 7)
             By 1934, Jewish students and professors were being excluded from higher education."
             In 1935, the Nazis enacted the Nuremberg Laws that will make a point of stressing the consistency of this legislation with th...