Commemorating the 1938 November Pogroms
During the night of November 9, 1938, and continuing into the following day, a pre-planned nationwide attack took place against Jews across the Third Reich. More than 1,400 synagogues were torched; and approximately 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps.
Jewish-owned shops and businesses were plundered and destroyed.
This event marked the turning point in the history of the Holocaust, where large scale violence was committed against the Jewish people on the basis of their ethnicity alone.
Image courtesy of Echoes & Reflections
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, The Horowitz Synagogue, Kristallnacht
Commemorating the 1938 November Pogroms
During the night of November 9, 1938, and continuing into the following day, a pre-planned nationwide attack took place against Jews across the Third Reich. More than 1,400 synagogues were torched; and approximately 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps.
Jewish-owned shops and businesses were plundered and destroyed.
This event marked the turning point in the history of the Holocaust, where large scale violence was committed against the Jewish people on the basis of their ethnicity alone.
Image courtesy of Echoes & Reflections
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, The Horowitz Synagogue, Kristallnacht