(aka: Kristallnacht/Night of Broken Glass) November Pogroms
Preview Draw this NY Times political cartoon What do each of the symbols represent? What is the artist suggesting needs to be done? Why?
When: Why: Nov. 9-10, 1938 – Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia November Pogroms (aka: Kristallnacht/Night of Broken Glass) When: Nov. 9-10, 1938 – Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia Why: Retaliation for the assassination of German Diplomat Ernst von Rath in Paris by Jewish youth Herschel Grynszpan for the exile of his Polish parents from Germany.
Herschel Grynszpan
Violent attacks on Jews at least 91 murdered 30,000 sent to Dachau, Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen Destruction of Jewish Property Businesses (7,500) Homes Synagogues (267) Cemeteries Hospitals Schools
First gov’t sponsored violence/Turning Point Nazi officials planned it, but gave it the appearance of spontaneous riots SS, Local Nazis supervised the destruction to prevent damage to German property
Adding Insult to Injury: Nazis outlawed insurance companies from paying for property damage done during November Pogroms!!!
Response p. 32-37 Voices of the Holocaust 1. Who was the soldier who knocked on the door? 2. Why did he warn the grandfather of Krystallnacht? 3. Where did “Papa” go to hide? 4. What did “Papa” get from the U.S. embassy? Why was this important? 5. Compare the poem Crystal Night to Broken Glass, Broken Lives