On the night of the 9th to the early morning hours of the10th of November 1938, a mob attacked Jewish shops, synagogues, and residences in Nazi Germany. This entry contains contributions on the prelude, the actual events, and the aftermath of this pogrom which to this day defiles Germany’s image in the world.
By Jett Rucker ∙ December 1, 2010
Germany, October 1938. It's almost kick-off time for the Holocaust, which most of its fans date from the night of November 9, the infamous Kristallnacht "national pogrom" against Jewish synagogues, shops, and some homes. But less well known among devotees of the lore of Kristallnacht is the chain of events that was initiated by ……
By Charles E. Weber ∙ December 1, 1988
A half century ago, on the night of 9-10 November 1938, destructive riots against Jews, their stores and synagogues broke out in many German cities. The windows of many Jewish stores were broken and as a result this night is often designated ironically as “Reichskristallnacht” (National Crystal Night), referring to the glittering broken glass. The…
By Ingrid Weckert ∙ July 1, 1985
“Crystal Night” is the name that's been given to the night of 9-10 November 1938. In almost all large German cities and some smaller ones that night, store windows of Jewish shops were broken, Jewish houses and apartments were destroyed, and synagogues were demolished and set on fire. Many Jews were arrested, some were beaten,…
By Mark Weber ∙ April 1, 1983
Feuerzeichen: Die “Reichskristallnacht”, Anstifter und Brandstifter – Opfer und Nutzniesser (Fire Signs: “Reich Crystal Night”, Inciters and Incendiaries, Victims and Beneficiariies), by Ingrid Weckert, Grabert Verlag, Tübingen, 1981, 281pp with appendix, annotated bibliography, index, clothbound, 29.80 DM, ISBN 3-87847-052-5. No single event so drastically changed relations between Germans and Jews in modern times than the…
By AnswerMan ∙ January 1, 1998
Dear Answer Man: Herschel Grynszpan murdered a German diplomat in Paris in 1938. The response in Germany was the Night of Broken Glass. The Germans occupied Paris in 1940. This murderer was transferred to German custody. Although one might anticipate an immediate execution of the Jewish assassin of a German diplomat, this did not occur….
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