Athletes and spectators from countries around the world attend the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. In an effort to present Germany as a respectable member of the international community, anti-Jewish sentiments are downplayed in the public sphere during the Games. Black American athletes including track and field star Jesse Owens returned to the United States as Olympic medalists, only to face continued racism and segregation at home.
Construction begins on concentration camp at Sachsenhausen. The first prisoners are political opponents of the Nazi regime.
Though many Jews served with distinction for Germany in World War I, a new law excludes them from military service.
Following President Paul von Hindenburg's death, Hitler merges the offices of president and chancellor and becomes dictator of Germany, calling himself "der Führer."
The 1933 census reveals that c. 18,000 Jews have left Germany since Hitler came to power in January 1933. In total, an estimated 37,000 Jews will emigrate from Germany in 1933.