The Beginning of Jewish Mistreatment
Picture millions of tiny pieces of glass, buildings consumed by fire, and holy synagogues left to burn after Kristallnacht left Jews with nothing. Kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, was one of the main events that occurred during the Holocaust. This awful occurrence began on November 9, 1938. Kristallnacht was a massive coordinated attack on Jews. Herschel Grynszpan, a seventeen year old, shot and killed a German Embassy member. Grynszpan wanted to retaliate due to the poor treatment his father and family received. Less than a month before, on October 27, Grynszpan’s family and 15,000 other Jews were expelled from Germany with no reasoning. After thirteen days mob violence broke
Picture millions of tiny pieces of glass, buildings consumed by fire, and holy synagogues left to burn after Kristallnacht left Jews with nothing. Kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, was one of the main events that occurred during the Holocaust. This awful occurrence began on November 9, 1938. Kristallnacht was a massive coordinated attack on Jews. Herschel Grynszpan, a seventeen year old, shot and killed a German Embassy member. Grynszpan wanted to retaliate due to the poor treatment his father and family received. Less than a month before, on October 27, Grynszpan’s family and 15,000 other Jews were expelled from Germany with no reasoning. After thirteen days mob violence broke