kristallnacht
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prop. n.Proper NounThe Night of Broken Glass, a pogrom against Jews carried out by SA paramilitary forces and civilians throughout Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938.
Kristallnacht marked a significant escalation of Nazi persecution of Jews.
prop. n.Proper NounReferring to the events of Kristallnacht as a symbol of state-sponsored violence and antisemitism.
Many books and documentaries have been made about Kristallnacht.
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The Path to Nazi Genocide
- Germans named the violent attacks Kristallnacht, Night of Broken Glass, for the shattered windows of Jewish-owned stores that littered the streets.
Germans named the violent attacks Kristallnacht, Night of Broken Glass, for the shattered windows of Jewish-owned stores that littered the streets.
- After Kristallnacht, I remember driving through Berlin and seeing the synagogues in flames and all the glass on the streets,
After Kristallnacht, I remember driving through Berlin and seeing the synagogues in flames and all the glass on the streets,