The events that occurred both during and after Kristallnacht originate from Anti-Semitism. It starts in 1933 when the Nazi Party gains most support in Germany. This allows Hitler to become the German Chancellor in 1933. Almost immediately, The Jews face suppressive laws. Children are not allowed to visit public museums, pools, or playgrounds. Kristallnacht is significant to World War II because the Nazis use it as a gateway for violence and murder to start the holocaust. In the fall of 1938, Herschel Grynszpan, a Polish Jew living in Germany, visits his uncle living in Paris. During his visit, Herschel received word that in late October, his parents and several other Jews living in Germany were deported. Although he was Polish, his father
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250 synagogues had been torched. 7,000 Jewish businesses, cemeteries, hospitals, and homes had been looted, trashed, or vandalized. Essentially, the Jewish community had nothing left. Both the police and fire department were on the scene, but they were instructed to just watch as the buildings were raided, unless something was wrong with the property of an Aryan. The Aryans were the people who Hitler painted to be the “master race.” The businesses that were destroyed were lined up along the streets, and each store had a window in the front, displaying some of the most prized and popular products the store had to offer. While the Nazi Storm Troopers ransacked the shops, the windows were smashed to shards, leaving a lot of broken glass. This is where Kristallnacht or the “Night of Broken Glass” gets its …show more content…
About one hundred Jews died on the night of November 9th, 1938. The next morning, thirty thousand Jews were arrested. They were charged with being Jewish. Some women Jews were imprisoned, but mostly all the arrested Jews ended up in concentration camps where they would be tortured and more than likely killed. The businesses that had been marauded were not allowed to reopen, unless their new managers were not Jewish. Also, more laws were placed on the Jews. The Jews now had a curfew, limiting the time they could leave their homes. In addition to not being allowed to visit playgrounds, pools, and museums, Jewish children were also expelled from their public schools. As a result of the heavy segregation that the Jews faced, many committed suicide, while others tried to flee
250 synagogues had been torched. 7,000 Jewish businesses, cemeteries, hospitals, and homes had been looted, trashed, or vandalized. Essentially, the Jewish community had nothing left. Both the police and fire department were on the scene, but they were instructed to just watch as the buildings were raided, unless something was wrong with the property of an Aryan. The Aryans were the people who Hitler painted to be the “master race.” The businesses that were destroyed were lined up along the streets, and each store had a window in the front, displaying some of the most prized and popular products the store had to offer. While the Nazi Storm Troopers ransacked the shops, the windows were smashed to shards, leaving a lot of broken glass. This is where Kristallnacht or the “Night of Broken Glass” gets its …show more content…
About one hundred Jews died on the night of November 9th, 1938. The next morning, thirty thousand Jews were arrested. They were charged with being Jewish. Some women Jews were imprisoned, but mostly all the arrested Jews ended up in concentration camps where they would be tortured and more than likely killed. The businesses that had been marauded were not allowed to reopen, unless their new managers were not Jewish. Also, more laws were placed on the Jews. The Jews now had a curfew, limiting the time they could leave their homes. In addition to not being allowed to visit playgrounds, pools, and museums, Jewish children were also expelled from their public schools. As a result of the heavy segregation that the Jews faced, many committed suicide, while others tried to flee