How does White Crucifixion portray the persecution of German Jews under the Nazis?

In his 1938 painting White Crucifixion, Marc Chagall depicts the persecution of German Jews under the Nazi regime by conflating Jewish and Christian symbols.1

The composition centers on the figure of the crucified Christ, who is portrayed wearing a tallith, or Jewish prayer shawl, serving as a powerful symbol that bridges the suffering of Jesus with the contemporary plight of the Jewish people. Surrounding this central image, the painting illustrates a scene of terror in which a Nazi mob persecutes German Jews. Through this imagery, Chagall effectively links the historical narrative of the Crucifixion with the systemic violence and hatred faced by Jews during the rise of the Third Reich.1