Kristallnacht

The Nazi Holocaust was the systematic slaughter and massacre of the Jewish, homosexual, Polish, disabled, gypsy, and otherwise considered monetary population of Nazi occupied Europe. It 's death toll counts up between 6 to 11 million (6 million being the Jewish deaths, and the other 5 million being the deaths of other miscellaneous minorities living in occupied Europe). The Holocaust was brought on by the hate and prejudice inspired by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, the chancellor and president of…

It all starts on January 30th, 1933, where Adolf Hitler is assigned Chancellor of Germany by the German president and to no one’s imagination would that create a chain reaction to 11 million deaths and 900 thousand traumatized. The death camps were used as graves and slaughter chambers. When a prisoner was sent to one of these camps they would be cremated. The labor camps were used as factories, where prisoners would be forced to work until they couldn’t move. Adolf Hitler specifically hated…

was the Jews. Starting that very night, Jews were removed and sent to concentration camps. (Kristallnacht, 1) The Jewish people were broken down by Hitler and his hatred for them. But they stood tall despite his intentions towards them. Despite all the negative undertones of the year, it could be argued that there was equality for everyone. There have been many events that have unfolded that have opened the world’s eyes to the possibility that a person of color, a certain gender, or religion…

those other than the Aryan race that he created The Nuremberg laws. These laws prohibited any Germans from having any type of relationship with anyone other than one who is purely German. On specific event known as Kristallnacht, was the start of the use of the Nuremberg laws. Kristallnacht (Night of glass in German) was a very hate-filled night where Nazi officials completely ransacked all Jewish-owned businesses and places of worship. Afterward, the Jews were starting to be forcefully taken…

I’ve never wrote in a diary until now nor have I planned on it, but now is the time to start. It's 1933 and I began going to a Hebrew school, but I was only able to go three or four times. I didn’t completely understand why… Until I started to see the changes that were happening in Germany. The people that used to come to my house stopped coming over and I never knew why and eventually the small shop that the family ran in the village had to close. The shop sold flour, sugar, washing powder and…

INTRODUCTION Even though World War II is seen, from an American perspective, as a heroic war in which the United States fought against fascism and for freedom and equality, the race relations in the United States did not reflect these noble goals. In this essay I aim to deconstruct the ways in which race relations in the United States perpetuated systemic racism and the unequal power systems that had been in place for many years. To discuss these points I specifically highlight the cases of…

legislation. The kristallnacht was a way to discriminate the Jewish people.” The kristallnacht was an incident that involved the Nazis terrorizing the Jews and their homes. They did things like torch their synagogues, which was the jewish house of prayer, vandalized homes, schools, and businesses. “Over 1,000 Jewish synagogues and over 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed, and approximately 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and taken to concentration camps”. The kristallnacht also included…

to the ‘Final Solution’. It appeared as a main characteristic of the regime as early as 1938 and can be seen in the events of Kristallnacht. Occurring in areas of Austria as well as Nazi Germany. Kristallnacht saw violence against Jewish residents by the SA paramilitary forces and by a significant number of non-Jewish, so called ‘Aryan’ citizens. Given the name Kristallnacht in the Jewish community due to the shards of glass on the streets after the destruction of “Jewish stores, buildings and…

this recent election there’s Questions weather Trump resembles as someone who is a dictator. According to Peter Baker in his article Rise of Trump debate over Fascism “ The comparison was inflammatory with Donald trump immigration plan with the Kristallnacht, the night of horror in 1938 when rampaging Nazis smashed Jewish homes and businesses in Germany and killed scores of Jews. The comparison Donald trump with Adolf Hitler” (6) with the recent election Donald trump propositions on creating…

It was a normal day in Mukachevo Ukraine. A young boy was playing with a ball in front of a synagogue bouncing it back and forth. When Friedrich( a friend of the boy) passed by he threw the ball to him. Friedrich caught it and threw it back to the boy. “My father will be home any moment, Friedrich shouted. “We’re going shopping today. Maybe someone’ll give me a ball too, Friedrich bursted! “That's great”, said the boy. The boy threw the ball, but Friedrich wasn’t watching. A loud crash occurred…