Would The Night Of Broken Glass Be Disregarded?

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The Night of Broken Glass was a series of violent attacks on the German Jewish people, homes, businesses, and synagogues on the night of November 9th, 1938. Also known as Kristallnacht, this night brought devastation to Jews all across Germany, German-annexed Austria, and East Prussia, a federated state of Germany. In other words, all Jews in the Third Reich, the German government from 1933-1945. Called the Night of Broken Glass because of the shattered glass found on the streets from the windows of Jewish homes and storefronts the morning after, this night is viewed by historians as the Nazi declaration of war against Jews living under the Third Reich. The date of the Night of Broken Glass cannot be disregarded. It comes on the 15th anniversary …show more content…

In reality, Hitler had the onslaught planned out and put his propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, in charge. Speaking to Nazi officials gathered in Munich, Germany, to commemorate the Putsch, Goebbels gave the orders. Divisions of Hitler’s armed forces, the SS, SA, and local German army, as well as the Hitler Youth Organizations were to carry out the dirty work wearing civilian clothing. After removing the archives from the buildings, they should burn down the synagogues. The archives had to be turned in to the local Security Service. Jewish homes and businesses were to be looted or destroyed. As for the Jews, the Nazis were to arrest as many Jews as the prisons could hold, if possible, young, healthy men. However, they were cautioned not to damage or endanger non-Jewish property or lives. Foreign Jews were to be left alone. Jews did not have any police protection. Other than those orders, they were given freedom to do what they wished for the Jews, as long as the Nazis made it look like an unorganized public reaction to vom Rath’s murder. Hitler’s Nazis followed orders.Through the night, 900-1,000 synagogues were burned down, 7,000 Jewish businesses were destroyed, and over 30,000 Jewish men were deported to concentration

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