Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the shapell center. Kristallnacht the night of broken glasswas a decisive stage in the systematic eradication of a people who traced their origins in germany to roman times and was a sinister forewarning of the holocaust. Because the holocaust is part of all of our history, and its up to us as parents to educate our kids, regardless of whether or when theyre. Discusses kristallnacht, a fourday program instigated by the nazis against germanys jews, including stories from the victims, witnesses and perpetrators of the attack, and how it marked the beginning of the holocaust provided by publisher. The holocaust was the statesponsored mass murder of some 6 million. These 8 holocaust books for kids are excellent starting points for them, and for everyone. Exactly 70 years ago this week, kristallnacht broke out in germany, an ugly precursor to the holocaust. Holocaust holocaust from kristallnacht to the final solution. Which of the following happened in germany during kristallnacht. Kristallnacht night of the broken glass, the holocaust. Spiegelmans maus was first published in 1986 and has become not only one of the most lauded holocaust books of all time, but one of the most lauded graphic novels of all time. The aftermath of kristallnacht changed the lives of jewish and nonjewish people. The nazis destroyed thousands of jewish homes and businesses, burned down hundreds of synagogues, and murdered many people. So my father threw a few things in a suitcase and came and wrote on the back of an english language teaching book, notify the cousins in america immediately, whatever they can do.
What made kristallnacht such a critical turning point in the beginning of world war ii. In a few words, historian max rein described kristallnacht best. The black and white imagery throughout the text keeps it in the period, and narratives are written in a handwriting font which also keeps the context of the book intact. The map is not totally complete some places in the sudetenland are missing, for example.
It was from that moment that i began to hate them, and my hate is still the only link. The night of broken glass a jewish refugees assassination of a german official in paris in 1938 sparked the german attack on jews known as kristallnacht wed 9. The museums collections document the fate of holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. World responses to kristallnacht facing history and. Discusses kristallnacht, a fourday pogrom instigated by the nazis against germanys jews, including stories from the victims, witnesses and perpetrators of the attack, and how it marked the beginning of the holocaust provided by publisher. On november 10, 1938, francis schott slept peacefully in his bed. The holocaust was the singlemost traumatic event for the jewish people in the 20th century, but there is some disagreement over the exact date on which it started.
Kristallnacht marked the beginning of the systematic eradication of a people who traced their origins in germany to roman times and was a sinister forewarning of the holocaust. Night 1960 is a work by elie wiesel about his experience with his father in the nazi german concentration camps at auschwitz and buchenwald in 19441945, at the height of the holocaust toward the end of the second world war. Learn important facts about the holocaust and understand what lead to this tragic event. The publication of this book is made possible by a grant from.
Good books and films about mass atrocities in burma good books and films about the holocaust. On november 9 to november 10, 1938, in an incident known as kristallnacht, nazis in germany torched synagogues, vandalized jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 jews. For days, violent attacks like this took place throughout nazi germany and came to be known as kristallnacht, the night of broken glass. Melting glaciers and the recovery of the past, bodies from the bog and the very real ghost book of christina rose. It affected the economy, the power and control of the nazis, and further advanced the start of world war ii and the holocaust. The holocaust began in 1933 when adolf hitler came to power in germany.
After the speech, nazi officials order the storm troopers sa and other party formations to attack jews and to destroy their homes, businesses, and houses of worship. Yet another horrible account by survivors of the holocaust and life in germany for the jews from 1933 onwards. This is a ya book, so not overly heavy in endless pages of horror stories, but quite enough to give you nightmares for the rest of your life. Find books kristallnacht and german jewry research. By even nazi standards, it was a unique event, according to british historian ian kershaw. In the quote above, holocaust denier david irving purposefully trivializes the actual damage done to jewish shops by inferring that only their windows were smashed. Kristallnachts lessons for today antidefamation league. Louis, missouri, and the two 2017 vandalisms of the new england holocaust memorial, as the memorials founder steve ross discusses in his book, from broken. Het woord holocaust betekent brandoffer en is afgeleid van het oudgriekse woord. How should childrens books deal with the holocaust. Kristallnacht the germans wanted to aryanize the economy and completely remove the jews from it. It was the only occasion during the third reich when the german public was confronted directly, on a nationwide scale, with the full savagery of. Kristallnacht is the night that marked a drastic and deadly change in hitlers vision of nazi germany and his plans for the jews.
Holocaust deniers downplay kristallnacht s impact in an attempt to minimize jewish suffering at the hands of the nazis. Good books and films about the holocaust orange county. And to get back to what happened the next day, they knock on the famous knock on the door, and the gestapo was there and said to my father to come along. Starting in the late hours of november 9 and continuing into the next day, nazi mobs torched or otherwise vandalized hundreds of. The mass murder of jews and other groups of people by the german nazis during world war ii is known as nationalism. Over the next 48 hours rioters burned or damaged more than 1,000 synagogues and ransacked and broke the windows of more than 7,500 businesses. On november 910, 1938, nazi leaders unleashed a series of pogroms against the jewish population in germany and recentlyincorporated territories. Sidebars throughout the book serve to emphasize specific occurrences such as kristallnacht instructions for gestapo and state police, page 36 and a german firefighter remembers, page 79. Beginning in late 1941, the germans began mass transports from the. The night of broken glass the holocaust encyclopedia.
Kristallnacht started in response to the murder of ernst vom rath, a german official in paris. On the same site is amap showing the main places where antijewish violence occurred during kristallnacht. Kristallnacht is a german word that consists of two parts. With rare insight and acumen, martin gilbert examines this night and day of terror, presenting readers with a meticulously researched.
Others argue that the holocaust started in the autumn of 1941, when nazi germany began. Its very hard to explain holocaust history to kids, but with politicians comparing each other to hitler and holocaust being used in so many different contexts, questions will come up. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. On november 7, 1938, herschel grynszpan, a 17year old polish. They wanted to demolish everything because franciss family was jewish. Map on the website a teachers guide to the holocaust showing the places where synagogues were burnt down during kristallnacht. The violence against jews lasts into the morning hours of november 10th, and becomes known as kristallnachtthe night of broken glass. Kristallnachtthe night of broken glass and impact kristallnacht comes the german name crystal night. Prior to this night of violence and destruction, attacks on german jews were largely legal and economic. Suddenly, a group of nazis broke into his house and began to destroy it.
These jewish children were eyewitnesses to kristallnacht. In fact, maybe you can have your own family book club like kristen does, and read them together. This is an excellent resource for information about how the war against jews began. Destruction of jewish lives and property during kristallnacht. The pogroms became known as kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, for the shattered glass from the store windows that littered the streets. Kristallnacht was an event where germans persecuted jews by burning down their synagogues, destroying their business, and stripping their rights away from them. The german press widely reported on the attack and vom raths injuries. Vom rath was shot by herschel grynszpan, a seventeenyearold jewish teenager, on the 7 november 1938. The morning after the pogroms 30,000 german jewish men were arrested for the crime of being jewish and sent to. On the evening of november 9, 1938, carefully orchestrated antijewish violence erupted throughout the reich, which since march had included austria. First hand accounts, memoirs verbal and written add such a strong voice to the subject in this book and make for compelling reading for not just the student but anyone who picks up this book to read. Read this book to find out why the night of the broken glass was so essential to changing the course of world history.
By now it is clear to hitler and his top advisors that forced immigration of jews out of the reich is not a feasible option. Excerpt from chapter one in the very early morning hours of november 10, 1938, twelveyearold francis schott and his sister were asleep in their familys apartment in solingen, germany. The book concludes with a timeline, chapter notes, a glossary, further reading and an index. The significance of kristallnacht in the history of the holocaust is the passage from antijewish legislation and antisemitic rhetoric to violence against jews. Kristallnacht turns out to be a crucial turning point in german policy regarding the jews and may be considered as the actual beginning of what is now called the holocaust. It is difficult to pinpoint the exact date when the holocaust began, but kristallnacht the night of broken glass is by all accounts a key milestone leading up to the destruction of european jewry eighty years ago this weekend on november 910, 1938 a wave of antijewish pogroms engulfed germany, austria and the areas of czechoslovakia under german rule. Kristallnacht started when this diplomat was murdered in cold blood. Holocaust from kristallnacht to the final solution. My grandparents, jews from lodz who fled east when the nazis began their advance into poland, had better luck than many.
Suddenly, they were awakened by the sound of their front door splintering into pieces. Elsbeth lewin remembers kristallnacht facing history and. Kristall translates to crystal and refers to the look of broken glass and nacht means night. Prime members enjoy free delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. Kristallnacht started when this diplomat was murdered in. Hitlers henchmen all had a deepseated hatred of the jews and on the flimsiest of pretenses, they organized and began the events known in german as kristallnacht. It is rightly said that the holocaust began not with gas chambers but with words.
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