Throughout history, many groups of people have been ostracized because of their appearance, religion, cultural and social traits. From the beginning of pre-Christian society, people of the Jewish faith were blamed and alienated from society. Anti-Semitism, or hostility or prejudice against Jews, was a distorted belief that changed the course of history. Although in pre-Nazi Germany anti-Semitism was apparent, Hitler used propaganda to change the anti-Semitism of some people who were prejudiced against Jews and ultimately resulted in the dehumanization and genocide of the Jewish people. Although anti-Semitic views have been represented throughout German history, they have been nowhere as severe as the views prevalent during Nazi rule. Dating back to the third century BC, anti-Semitism has almost always played a role in society. In Germany, before the rise of Hitler, Jews were often tormented and hated by members of society, but they could still hold jobs and be members of society. This attitude toward Jews changed dramatically with the Nazis coming to power. In 1920, Hitler announced the Five Points of National Socialism to the Nazi Party. This was one of those points that stated that no one except those of German blood could be a member of the nation. No Jew could therefore be a member of the nation. This was the beginning of the change in Hitler's anti-Semitic ideals, as not only were Jews treated differently from other members of society, but they were no longer members of society at all. To further excommunicate Jews from society, the Nazis prevented Germans from shopping in stores owned or operated by Jews. By 1934, all Jewish stores were marked with the yellow Star of David or had the word “Juden” written on the window. It wasn't... middle of paper... to the point of saying that the Jews were the devil. Children exposed to such outrageous anti-Semitic messages throughout their lives make them think that anti-Semitism was acceptable, even normal. Before the reign of the Nazis and Hitler's power in Germany, anti-Semitism and prejudice against Jewish people were widespread. This remains a societal problem, but the use of Nazi propaganda transformed anti-Semitism from dislike of Jews as different from the dehumanization and genocide of the Jewish people. Propaganda was the main force used by Hitler for this transformation of prejudice against Jews, because it could target Germans of different age groups, and almost everyone could hear, read or see it. Throughout history, propaganda has been an extremely important tool of persuasion and information, used not only to promote anti-Semitism, but also for many other events and causes..