What is meant by the term Kristallnacht?
Kristallnacht is also known as the Crystal Night in German. Could also be called the Broken Glass or the November Pogroms, the night when the Nazis attack the Jewish people and their properties. The name Kristallnacht precisely refers to the shattered glass that was left in the streets after this event happened. The violence was pursued till November 10 1938 and carried on for several more days in some places.
When did this event occur?
This event took place on the 9th and 10th of November, the year 1938.
How many synagogues did the programme claim were burned?
It was said that over 1000 synagogues were badly damaged and burned in just under two days and night. As well as their hospitals, homes, schools, and even cemeteries were vandalized. Even worse, over 7000+ Jewish businesses were looted and rioted, which lay hold of 91 Jewish lives.
How many Jews were claimed to have died as a result of this event?
As stated in the previous question, this event took the lives of 91 Jewish people.
How many were said to have been sent to concentration camps?
There were over 30,000 Jewish males, ages ranging from 16 - 60, were arrested and sent to concentration camps. Due to a lot of new prisoners coming in, the number of concentration camps enlarged.
What was the reaction of the German people to these events?
After this gruesome event, the way Germans look at Jewish people has completely changed. Their perspective of the Jewish people has been the same as how the Nazis look at them. They start to believe that whatever Nazis say about the Jewish people is true. Though this was happening, some Germans started to question the accusations that were being put into the Jewish mankind. They started to question if what they were doing was right if the violence towards the people and their territories was the right way to react to the situation.
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