Q: What does "Kristallnacht" mean?
A: Kristallnacht was called the 'Night of Broken Glass' because of the broken glass that in the streets where Jewish owned stores had been wrecked. ('Kristall' refers to the high grade lead crystal glass used for shop windows and display cabinets). The Night of Broken Glass marked marked an intensification in the Nazi persecution of the Jews that culminated in the Holocaust.
Q: Kristallnacht lasted two horrifying days. What two days was it?
A: The attack started on the night of the 9th and continued during the next day.
Q: Who was the attack targeted against?
A: Nazi Stormtroopers terrorized Jewish men, women, and children.
Q: The violence and rage was started by an assassination by a 17 year old Jewish man who walked into the German Embassy in Paris and shot a staff member in retaliation for the inhumane treatment his father and family had received from the Nazis. Who was the man?
A: The man was Herschel Grynszpan
Q: How many Jewish men were rounded up and sent to concentration camps?
A: About 25,000 Jewish men were gathered up and sent to the concentration camps
Q: Who came up with the idea of Kristallnacht?
A: The action was sanctioned by Josef Goebbels.
Q: How many Jews were killed?
A: 91 Jewish citizens were murdered.
Q: What was the attack of Kristallnacht for?
A: To warn the Jews that their fate was coming.
Q: What happened after Kristallnacht, when massive insurance claims came in?
A: Jews were billed for the subsequent damages done.
A: Kristallnacht was called the 'Night of Broken Glass' because of the broken glass that in the streets where Jewish owned stores had been wrecked. ('Kristall' refers to the high grade lead crystal glass used for shop windows and display cabinets). The Night of Broken Glass marked marked an intensification in the Nazi persecution of the Jews that culminated in the Holocaust.
Q: Kristallnacht lasted two horrifying days. What two days was it?
A: The attack started on the night of the 9th and continued during the next day.
Q: Who was the attack targeted against?
A: Nazi Stormtroopers terrorized Jewish men, women, and children.
Q: The violence and rage was started by an assassination by a 17 year old Jewish man who walked into the German Embassy in Paris and shot a staff member in retaliation for the inhumane treatment his father and family had received from the Nazis. Who was the man?
A: The man was Herschel Grynszpan
Q: How many Jewish men were rounded up and sent to concentration camps?
A: About 25,000 Jewish men were gathered up and sent to the concentration camps
Q: Who came up with the idea of Kristallnacht?
A: The action was sanctioned by Josef Goebbels.
Q: How many Jews were killed?
A: 91 Jewish citizens were murdered.
Q: What was the attack of Kristallnacht for?
A: To warn the Jews that their fate was coming.
Q: What happened after Kristallnacht, when massive insurance claims came in?
A: Jews were billed for the subsequent damages done.