On november 7, 1938, a jewish teenager, herschel grynszpan, fatally shot a german diplomat in paris. Actions on the tasks table in a project or program ptc support. Jul 22, 2007 kristallnacht remade using the movies. The kristallnacht also called reichskristallnacht, reichspogromnacht, english. Kristallnacht or the night of broken glass, also called the november pogroms, was a pogrom against jews carried out by sa paramilitary forces and civilians. Kristallnacht, the night of november 910, 1938, when german nazis attacked jewish persons and property.
A polishjewish student named herschel grynszpan shot the german diplomat ernst vom rath, who died two days later. During its first years in power, the nazi regime sought to avoid criticism from both the international community and the general german population. Kristallnacht, literally, night of crystal, is often referred to as the night of broken glass. Two demos were recorded under that name, black flame of unholy hate in 1995 and a split demo with osculum inflame in 1996. Zvi bacharach, who was ten years old when the events of kristallnacht unfolded in hanau, germany.
Hidden camera investigation on what really happens to your car cbc marketplace duration. David irving and ingrid weckert, for example, are two holocaust deniers that minimize kristallnachts impact on german jewry and austrian jewry. Up to 30,000 jewish males were taken and transferred from local prisons to dachau, buchenwald, sachsenhausen, and other concentration camps. Kristall translates to crystal and refers to the look of broken glass and nacht means night. An overview of holocaust including to an overview of the events that led up to it. Kristallnacht night of the broken glass took place between 9 and 10 november on 1939 when nonjewish germans and sa paramilitary killed and arrested thousands of jews all across austria and nazi germany. Lights, camera, action items like the director of a play, a benefits administrator needs to make sure everything is in place in order for a benefit. The night of broken glass kristallnacht montreal holocaust. A jewish student tries to attend his usual class and is greeted by objects. It was the first time that nazi policies against jews became violent on such a large scale. On the night of 9 november 1938, the nazi government coordinated a wave of attacks in germany and austria, on synagogues, jewishowned businesses and homes this was kristallnacht. Kristallnacht students britannica kids homework help. Through the night and well into the next day, marauding germans destroyed many of. German police report on destruction during kristallnacht.
The name refers to the wave of violent antijewish pogroms which took place on november 9 and 10, 1938. Kristallnacht interesting facts before kristallnacht nazi policies were considered to be non violent. Kristallnacht was the first major action of the holocaust and it was five years after hitler gained power the background to kristallnacht holds special interest and significance, because it reveals much about the modus operandi of the nazi leadership. This event came to be called kristallnacht night of broken glass for the shattered store windowpanes that carpeted german streets. Opportunism during kristallnacht facing history and ourselves. Online exhibition united states holocaust memorial museum. Dachau was the first german concentration camp, opened in 1933. Search results united states holocaust memorial museum. In november, 1938, there was rampant destruction of jewishowned businesses and synagogues and violence against jewish people. Choose from 8 different sets of kristallnacht flashcards on quizlet. Reichskristallnacht article about reichskristallnacht by. It is also known as novemberpogrome, reichskristallnacht, reichspogromnacht or pogromnacht in german. Nov 08, 20 on the night of 9 november 1938, the nazi government coordinated a wave of attacks in germany and austria, on synagogues, jewishowned businesses and homes this was kristallnacht the night of. The unprecedented pogrom of november 910, 1938 in germany has passed into history as kristallnacht night of broken glass.
Actions items overview free oracle cloud training oracle. More than 200,000 people were detained between 1933 and 1945, and 31,591 deaths were declared, most from disease, malnutrition and suicide. Learn kristallnacht with free interactive flashcards. Night of the broken glass was a twoday pogrom that happened against jews in nazi germany and parts of austria. Still, hitlers policy frustrated the most radical elements of the party and. Kristallnacht is an important historical event that marked the destruction of 267 synagogues and an intensification in the persecution of german jews. German police report on destruction during kristallnacht a german police report from november 11, 1938, describing which jewish buildings and synagogues were destroyed in frankfurt during kristallnacht. The night of broken glass edited by uta gerhardt and. On november 910, 1938, nazi leaders unleashed a series of pogroms against the jewish population. The untold story, disk 1 showing original 1938 footage of the expulsion of the jews in germany to poland, the assassination of ernst vom rath and the night of kristallnacht, 9. Grynszpans attack was interpreted by goebbels as a conspiratorial attack by international jewry against the reich and, symbolically, against the fuehrer himself. On november 9, 1938, the nazis unleashed a wave of pogroms against germanys jews. Two demos were recorded under that name, black flame of unholy hate in. Most of the violence was conducted by nazis masquerading as citizens, to present it as a popular uprising.
A massive, coordinated attack on jews throughout the german reich on the night of november 9, 1938, into the next day, has come to be known as kristallnacht or the night of broken glass. The assassination provided joseph goebbels, hitlers chief of propaganda, with the excuse he needed to launch a pogrom against german jews. In the space of a few hours, thousands of synagogues and jewish businesses and homes were damaged or destroyed. During the pogrom 91 jews were murdered, more than 1,400 synagogues across germany and austria were torched, and jewishowned shops and businesses were plunde. Includes overviews of the nazi party, mein kampf, nuremberg laws, etc. Action items kristallnacht tv episode 2016 on imdb. Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass my jewish learning. Kristallnacht night of broken glass refers to three days of nazisponsored violence against german jews. Apr 10, 2018 an emaciated 18yearold russian girl looks into the camera lens during the liberation of dachau concentration camp in 1945. Action items tv series kristallnacht 2016 release info. The accepted english translation is the night of broken glass. The name refers ironically to the litter of broken glass left in the streets after these pogroms. Semitic persecution and kristallnacht and its aftereffects in the stuttgart.
The german authorities looked on without intervening. Kristallnacht literally crystal night or the night of broken glass was an antijewish pogrom in nazi germany including austria and sudetenland from the 9th until the 10th of november 1938. The nazis supposed reason for the attacks of kristallnacht was a shooting in france on november 7, 1938. A rampage against jews by the nazis that resulted in the destruction of jewish businesses, synagogues, and the deaths of almost a hundred jews. Excerpt from the testimony of historian and holocaust survivor prof.
The night of broken glass edited by uta gerhardt and thomas. There are 41 videos about kristallnacht on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. During kristallnacht, the damage to jewish property and violence against jews were far less than historians have suggested, both in the number of assaults and in the overall death toll. After kristallnacht, the nazi regime made jewish survival in germany impossible. Violent attacks on jews and judaism throughout the reich and in the recently annexed sudetenland began on november 8 and continued until november 11 in hannover and the free city of danzig, which had not then been incorporated into the reich. The kristallnacht pogrom, 910 november 1938 it came from. Kristallnacht kristallnacht claimed the lives of at least 91 jews between the 9 th and 10 of november. About 30,000 jews were moved to concentration camps, and over 1,500 synagogues were pillaged and partly destroyed. Significantly, kristallnacht marks the first instance in which the nazi regime incarcerated jews on a. Rowlevel action to open the edit action item window, allowing you to change the task attributes. In this lesson, students will continue this units historical case study by learning about a major escalation of the nazi campaign against jews, the violent pogroms of. These events came to be known as kristallnacht commonly translated as night of broken glass, a reference to the broken windows of synagogues, jewishowned stores, community centers, and homes plundered and destroyed that night. It was sparked by propaganda minister goebbels, who called for action against the jews in a 1938 radio speech. November 1938 auch reichspogromnacht oder zynisch reichskristallnacht.
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