During WWII, Germany’s notorious dictator, Adolf Hitler, executed an infamous event that eventually led up to the Holocaust. On November 9, 1938, a devastating event known as Kristallnacht or “The Night of Broken Glass” took place in Germany (Kristallnacht). Jewish stores, schools, homes, and synagogues were looted and burned. Jewish bystanders have also perished during this event. From the heart of Nazi Germany throughout its controlled land, Kristallnacht seemed to have took a massive toll
The Night of Broken Glass World War II was a tragic time in history for Europe and the surrounding areas. The Second Word War was starting and the Holocaust had tragically begun. Before the war occurred, Kristallnacht took place and started a public ridicule of Jews. On the night of November 9, 1938 Kristallnacht took place in Germany. Kristallnacht translates into “The Night of Broken Glass” because of the business and synagogue windows being broken. During this night at least ninety Jewish people
leader of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. This organization was also known as the Nazi Party. Hitler’s dictatorship over the country led to the start of the Holocaust. The Holocaust was an event where Jews, gypsies, handicapped people, and those considered the non perfect race were targeted to be annihilated. The Holocaust resulted in the deaths
beginning to lose hope. “The Holocaust should be a significant warning to what might happen when racism, hatred, violence and anti-Semitism permeate the world,” Lavi said. “At the end of the day, we must learn to live with each other and respect each other. We were all created equal in the image of God” (“The Times of Israel”). It was a struggle for Jews during and after World War II and the Holocaust. The Holocaust was
After Ernst Vom Rath died two days later, Nazi soldiers launched Kristallnacht or Night of Broken Glass, which was a planned attack on Jewish communities in Germany. The attack continued to the next day and resulted in many synagogues destroyed and thousands of people sent to some of the first concentration camps of World War 2 . It is valid to suggest that Kristallnacht was the most significant anti-Semitic
really happened was that the focus of anti-Semitism was shifted from religious perspective to ethnic perspective with pseudoscienes claiming the superiority of Aryan races above the other races. The same kind of mentality that later caused both holocaust and spurred and watered the vile and racist tree of colonialism based on the superiority of white man. So much as that by the end of the 19th century there were parties in Germany and Vienna whose political agendas were based on anti-Semitism. For