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Why Was Kristallnacht Called The Night Of The Broken Glass

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Piper Hodge Miss Tingle 7th Grade ELA

5 February 2023 Kristallnacht: The Night of the Broken Glass Long before Kristallnacht Hitler’s hatred for the jewish people was well known. He was quoted as saying “the ultimate goal must definitely be the removal of the Jews all together.” In the years following, his quest for discriminatory legislation against Jews was growing stronger and was fueled by events such as Kristallnacht. All of Germany suffered, not only the Jewish community, following the destruction and punishment that took place during this time.
Kristallnacht was a horrifying event that took place on November 9, 1938 in Germany. On this day, Jews were brutally attacked by the Nazi party. They not only attacked every single store and business owned by Jews they also attacked almost all of the individual Jews. They would bust windows of the businesses and arrest the individuals. There were streets full of glass from the windows and this is why Kristallnacht in other words is called “The Night of the Broken Glass”. The reason this was put into action was not only because Hitler hated all Jews but also considered a so-called punishment because of the action of a 17 year old Jew. He shot German Diplomat Ernst Vom-Rath in …show more content…

Over 7,500 Jews became broke and homeless with no help. Police and firefighters were ordered to stand by and not help any of the citizens. In fact, the police officers were ordered to arrest the Jews and take them to concentration camps. There were so many prisoners that the camps had to be expanded. The Night of the Broken Glass was to symbolize the final shattering of the Jews existence in Germany. After this night on November 9 it was impossible for the remaining Jews to survive in Germany. One of the worst parts was that the Jews that did survive were forced to clean up the Nazis' destruction, including of all the glass in the streets. (Berenbaum,

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