Kristallnacht

 What is meant by Kristallnacht?

The meaning behind Kristallnacht is Night of broken glass, there were 7500 shops windows that were destroyed. 

When did this event occur?

Kristallnacht occurred on November 9th and 10th 1938

How many synagogues did the programme claim were burned?

267 synagogues were destroyed or burned 

How many Jew were claimed to have died as a result of this event?

91 Jews were murdered 

How many were said to be sent to concentration camps?

Around 30,000 Jews were sent to concentration camps 

What was the reaction Of the German people to this event?

The Germans were alright with what had happened and was going on once they have been Convinced that the Jews deserved it

How do we know that Kristallnacht was planned?

Since taking power in 1933, the Nazis had taken increasingly unfair actions against the German Jews. In the 1935 Nuremberg laws, Jews were deprived of German citizenship and marriages between Jews and “Aryan '' Germans were prohibited. Initially, many Jews lost their jobs in the public service. German Jews also lost the right to vote. In 1938 “Kristallnact '' resulted in large-scale rioting against Jews. Many Jews died in these riots. Hundreds of synagogues were burned and thousands of Jews were arrested and placed in concentration camps. As a result of these events, the future for German Jews looked frightening.