In Austria the Nazis who had a worldview hostile to Jews came to power in march 1938. The Jewish population immediately faced discrimination. They were exposed to violent attacks and antisemitic measures. Because of that their possibilities to participate in acts of resistance were very limited. Nazi legislation excluded all people defined as "Jews" by the so-called Nuremberg Laws from all spheres of life. Jewish children were forced to leave school. Nazi authorities and individuals looted businesses and homes. Occupational bans drove Jewish families into poverty and many attempted to flee.
The living conditions of the Jewish population remaining in Vienna increasingly deteriorated - and so did their ability to fight back. From spring 1941, they were called on to go to so-called collection camps. After they initially refused to go there, many jews were forcefully picked up at their residences. Via those camps, a large part of Austria's Jewish population was deported to ghettos and extermination camps in Eastern Europe by fall 1942. Only about 6,000 survived the liberation in Vienna – many of them protected by an “aryan” parent or spouse.
Given the growing restrictions that targeted Jewish people, what forms of resistance can you think of during these difficult times? Write down two examples.