History Of Changed Forever: Kristallnacht

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Changed Forever During the night of November 10, 1938 devastating destruction took place to Jewish businesses, synagogues, property, and lives. The night is referred to as Kristallnacht or night of broken glass. German police were ordered to destroy Jewish property, but not touch anything German. This day affected the emotions, religion, and finances of Jewish people. To begin, during the time after, the Jewish experienced many emotions. Many of them tried to hide their emotions in order not to panic other people (Herz 39). You could hear “The frightened and fearful cries of the children resounding thorugh the building.” People were scared, paniced and didn’t know what to do. Before all of this, Jewish were living fairly normal and calm

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