The Holocaust:
Kristallnacht - "Night of Broken Glass"

(November 9 & 10, 1938)

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Synagogue in Frankfurt destroyed during Kristallnacht

Reference

• Background & Overview
• Reactions to Kristallnacht
• Synagogue Destruction Map
• Photographs

Primary Source Material

• Kristallnacht Order (Nov. 10)
  • Heydrich’s Instruction
• Discussions by the Nazi Authorities Following Kristallnacht
• U.S. Government:
  • Amb. Wilson Describes Violence (Nov 10)
  • Amb. Wilson on the Aftermath (Nov 14)
  • Consul in Stuttgart Describes Violence (Nov 15)

Personal Accounts

• Jewish Woman Complains of Money Stolen
• Description of the Riot at Dinslaken