On May 10, 1933, more than 25,000 volumes of "un-German" books were burned in the square in front of the State Opera in Berlin. Many other German cities and towns followed suit. The Nazi book burnings symbolically marked the censorship, intolerance, and terror of the Nazi regime. We know what then came next... | World Jewish Congress

The Nazi book burnings of May 10, 1933, demonstrated the censorship, intolerance, and terror of the Nazi regime from early on in their rule. More than 25,000 volumes of "un-German" books were burned in the square in front of the State Opera in Berlin, as well as in many other German cities and towns. Heed the lessons of history. Learn the facts www.AboutHolocaust.org | World Jewish Congress