Kristallnacht

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Kristallnacht (The Night of the Broken Glass) was a coordinated attack on Jews throughout Germany on the night of November 9th, 1938, that continued into the next day. 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 destroying of sacred Torah scrolls. Hundreds of synagogues were burned, while local fire departments stood by, or simply prevented the fire from spreading to surrounding buildings.


A synagogue burns in Ober Ramstadt during Kristallnacht.


Onlookers watch as the local fire department prevents the fire from spreading to nearby houses, but makes no attempt to stop the synagogue from burning.


Germans pass by the broken shop window of a Jewish-owned business that was destroyed during Kristallnacht in Berlin, Germany.


German children watch as a synagogue in Kuppenheim, Germany burns during Kristallnacht.


A synagogue burns in Siegen, Germany, on November 10, 1938 (Kristallnacht).


Torah scrolls, prayer shawls, and holy books that were destroyed during Kristallnacht.


A Jewish home vandelized during Kristallnacht.


German civilians stopped to view one of thousands of Jewish-owned stores that was damaged.



Below are a few links to some general Holocaust websites:

http://timewitnesses.org/english/~susan.html
http://www.remember.org
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/default.htm
http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org