Kristallnacht: The Night Of Broken Glass

Kristallnacht was an unforgettable night of antisemitic destruction and staged impairment for the Jewish community. The overnight event had robbed the Jewish communities. Others may refer Kristallnacht as “The Night of Broken Glass” because of the aftermath of the influential event. The lives of many were affected physically, socially, and emotionally because of Kristallnacht. Initially, the Jewish community was damaged physically in a number of ways. The literal meaning of Kristallnacht is an exact representation of the Germany’s streets. For example, the picture “Man Cleaning Glass” shows a man cleaning glass, after people had broken into his shop. The image shows how the infrastructure of the building was impacted negatively by Kristallnacht. Moreover, Kristallnacht had damaged religious property of Judaism. The image “Synagogue Burning” reflects the damage that occurred that night. A blazing fire tearing down a synagogue. The property owned by the Jews were …show more content…
Kristallnacht had broken the trust between for Jewish people and their security. The police did not protect Jews when their shops got broken into, vandalized, and looted. They watched over the madness, and let the destruction continue. This created a loss of security for the Jewish community. Kristallnacht also played a major part of igniting a past hatred towards Jews, which changed Germany’s demeanor towards Jewish society. Margarete Drexler describes, “...he fought and died for his fatherland…” (37). She explains although her husband fought in the war, her family still gets looted. Even those who were Jews and fought for the country has received the same negativity that Kristallnacht created. “The Night of Broken Glass” had influence the German society to take antisemitic action. Anti-Semitic riots broke out and Jews had been arrested. In brief, the Jewish society was affected socially due to