Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht or The Night of Broken Glass.
Kristallnacht ended the illusion that anything resembling normal Jewish life was still possible in the Third Reich. Its violence also smashed some Nazi illusions, for the shattered glass that littered the streets symbolized the high cost that the November pogroms had exacted for Germany. Property valuable to the Reich had been want only destroyed. Despite their antisemitism, many Germans also found the violence abhorrent.
On the nights of November 9 and 10, gangs of Nazi youth roamed through Jewish neighborhoods breaking windows of Jewish businesses and homes, burning synagogues and looting. In all 101 synagogues were destroyed and almost 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed. 26,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps, Jews were physically attacked and beaten and 91 died.
All over Germany, Austria and other Nazi controlled areas, Jewish shops and department stores had their windows smashed and contents destroyed. Synagogues were especially targeted for vandalism, including desecration of sacred Torah scrolls. Hundreds of synagogues were systematically burned while local fire departments stood by or simply prevented the fire from spreading to surrounding buildings.
About 25,000 Jewish men were rounded up and later sent to concentration camps where they were often brutalized and in some cases randomly chosen to be beaten to death.
Kristallnacht ended the illusion that anything resembling normal Jewish life was still possible in the Third Reich. Its violence also smashed some Nazi illusions, for the shattered glass that littered the streets symbolized the high cost that the November pogroms had exacted for Germany. Property valuable to the Reich had been want only destroyed. Despite their antisemitism, many Germans also found the violence abhorrent.
On the nights of November 9 and 10, gangs of Nazi youth roamed through Jewish neighborhoods breaking windows of Jewish businesses and homes, burning synagogues and looting. In all 101 synagogues were destroyed and almost 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed. 26,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps, Jews were physically attacked and beaten and 91 died.
All over Germany, Austria and other Nazi controlled areas, Jewish shops and department stores had their windows smashed and contents destroyed. Synagogues were especially targeted for vandalism, including desecration of sacred Torah scrolls. Hundreds of synagogues were systematically burned while local fire departments stood by or simply prevented the fire from spreading to surrounding buildings.
About 25,000 Jewish men were rounded up and later sent to concentration camps where they were often brutalized and in some cases randomly chosen to be beaten to death.
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