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Night of Broken Glass (anti-Jewish pogroms on 9th November 1938)

night of broken glass

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{i} (German) Night of the Broken Glass, 1938 pogrom in which Jews were physically attacked and killed and Jewish institutions were destroyed

or Crystal Night or Night of Broken Glass Night of violence against Jews, carried out by members of the German Nazi Party on Nov. 9-10, 1938, so called because of the broken glass left in its aftermath. The violence, instigated by Joseph Goebbels, left 91 Jews dead and hundreds seriously injured. About 7,500 Jewish businesses were gutted and some 1,000 synagogues burned or damaged. The Gestapo arrested 30,000 Jewish males, offering to release them only if they emigrated and surrendered their wealth. The incident marked a major escalation in the Nazi program of Jewish persecution, foreshadowing the Holocaust