In early April 1933, the Nazi Party, freshly in power, launched a comprehensive boycott targeting Jewish-owned businesses across Germany. Notably led by Julius Streicher, an influential Nazi figure, the boycott was designed to galvanize support for the regime and assert Aryan dominance within German society. This was part of a broader agenda to marginalize the Jewish population, who were blamed for Germany's economic troubles in the post-World War I climate. The boycott was strategically planned, with Nazi activists placing signs on Jewish businesses calling for a refusal to shop there. The Nazis organized marches and protests encouraging the public to uphold the boycott, demonstrating a calculated effort to create an atmosphere of hostility toward Jews. The initiative was applauded by segments of the population who believed in the Nazi ideology, while it also polarized society, setting a grim precedent for escalating anti-Semitic policies and violence in the years that followed. This organized effort to disenfranchise Jews showcased the Nazis' willingness to use economic pressure as a political tool. With this action, the regime cleared the way for more extreme anti-Semitic laws and actions, including the Nuremberg Laws of 1935, which further curtailed the rights and livelihoods of Jewish citizens in Germany, ultimately leading to the catastrophic events of the Holocaust.