Based on the excerpt, the conclusion that can be drawn about life for Jews in Europe at the beginning of World War II is: Jewish people had many of their rights taken away. The text describes various anti-Jewish decrees that imposed restrictions on their movement, social activities, and access to public spaces, indicating a systematic stripping away of their rights and freedoms.
Read the following text from a diary. This excerpt is about life for Jews in Europe at the beginning of World War II.
After May 1940 good times rapidly fled: first the war, then the capitulation, followed by the arrival of the Germans, which is when the sufferings of us Jews really began. Anti-Jewish decrees followed each other in quick succession. Jews must wear a yellow star, Jews must hand in their bicycles, Jews are banned from trams and are forbidden to drive. Jews are only allowed to do their shopping between three and five o'clock and then only in shops which bear the placard "Jewish shop." Jews must be indoors by eight o'clock and cannot even sit in their own gardens after that hour. Jews are forbidden to visit theaters, cinemas, and other places of entertainment.
From Anne Frank, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Copyright 1952 by Otto H. Frank
Based on this excerpt, what can you conclude about life for Jews in Europe at the beginning of World War II?
Jewish people could not associate with one another.
Jewish people had many of their rights taken away.
Jewish people could no longer afford to buy theater tickets.
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