thirty eight to breaking into a house and beating her up stealing all of possessions that night well after january one thousand and thirty three when the nazis came to power in germany the german public had been subjected to systematic anti jewish propaganda. in the media in the education system organizational life and gradually when society is bombarded with that kind of propaganda it. seeps into people's minds and even before nine hundred thirty three even before the nazis have come to power anti-semitic stereotypes were or anti-semitic sentiments were widespread and in german society the nazis weren't really starting. with. a blank slate in that regard. so the propaganda had begun to the minds had been softened if you like softened up and then so when it happened when kristallnacht