June 12 SS Obergruppenführer (Lt. General) Reinhard Heydrich issues secret order pertaining to protective custody for Race Violators following the conclusion of the normal legal process. July 16 Buchenwald concentration camp opens in central Germany. Autumn Systematic takeover of Jewish property begins. November Munich exhibition of "The Wandering Jew" depicting the Jew as financial exploiter. Continue: 1938 Photo: Courtesy of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives The Director's Story | Timeline of Nazi Abuses Results of Death-Camp Experiments: Should They Be Used? Exposing Flawed Science | Resources Transcript | Site Map | Holocaust on Trial Home Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule About NOVA | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Jobs | Search | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated October 2000 |
