Kristallnacht “The Night of Broken Glass” By: Lisa Thongmanivong Danielle Osoteo

The Beginning: Hershel Grynszpan 17 year old, Polish Jew student November 7-9, 1938 Assassinated Ernst vom Rath, the Third Secretary of Germany Embassy Reason: the deportation of his parents to Poland from Germany Vom Rath shot on Nov. 7 ,1938 died on Nov. 9 from his injuries Many other Jews were also being deported Hershel felt that the circumstances for his parents were unfair Grynszpan

Third’s Secretary Death Outcomes Death reached Nazi authority quickly Nazi leaders met up at Munich  “Jews should be punished for Vom Rath’s death.”−Snippet of Minister Joseph Goebbels’s speech began instructing police officers and planned a mob attack The death brought an outrage toward the Nazi Party Minister Joseph Goebbels says a speech about incident These ideas were planned on the same day of Vom Rath’s death

Destruction Nov. 9-10, Nazi Party initiated a mob attack at Jews Nazi mobs torched, vandalized, destroyed Jewish properties German police and fireman were ordered not to do anything Jewish communities littered with broken glass  areas of Jews: homes, schools, businesses, hospitals and cemeteries. Firefighters only stopped fires for German properties Streets littered of glass, gained name of “Night of Broken Glass”

AFTERMATH 7000 Jewish businesses destroyed Fire to 900 synagogues 91 Jews killed 30,000 sent to concentration camps Jews were to pay $400billion for the damage synagogues: Jewish buildings of worship most were men sent to concentration camps Ger. Gov. fined the Jewish community. U.S heard of this event and took no action

Outcome of Kristallnacht Provided the Nazi government with an opportunity to annihilate Jews from German public life Conditions worsened for Jews banned from economic/public life An event that initiated the begininning of the holocaust Kristallnacht were initiated by the Germans’ rage. Banned: Jewish children unable to attend school, Jewish businesses were not allowed to reopen, They were prohibited from selling goods engaging in craft works serving as managers. Being members of corporations

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