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In English it is called the Night of Broken (the) Glassand in German it is called Kristallnacht.

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Who did the Nazis blame for starting the night of broken glass?

A Polish Jew named Herschel Grynszpan. He assassinated a Nazi politician, and the Nazis used it as reason to attack the Jews - Grynszpan made the Jews look dangerous. The Nazis retaliated by initiating Kristallnacht - better known as The Night of Broken Glass, where they burned, looted, and destroyed Jewish homes, businesses, and places of worship (synagogues). Over 30,000 Jews were also arrested, and 91 were subsequently killed.


When was the first day of the Holocaust?

That's hard to answer. There was no real date that it began, but many point to the night of November 9, 1938 as the beginning. This night was called the Kristallnacht, or night of broken glass. On this night, thousands of Jewish businesses and Synagogues were destroyed by the Nazis, and more than 200,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps.


What does the word 'Kristallnacht' translate to in English?

It's referred to in English as the 'Night of the Broken Glass' or is left untranslated. (Literally, it means 'crystal glass night') The capitalized term refers to events on the night of November 9, 1938 in Germany, when Nazis damaged, looted or burned Jewish homes, synagogues, and businesses (i.e. broke the windows), and usually destroyed other property, as well as injuring many Jews and killing some 91 of them.


What is the burning of synagoes and Jewish businesses?

Kristallnacht, or "The Night of Broken Glass."


How did Nazis vandalize Jewish businesses?

At a certain time of the night on November 9-10 1938, also known as Kristallnacht, or night of broken glass. Most German civilians and SS members(Nazis) went around town just desroying EVERYTHING that had anything to do with Jews. They would throw rocks, bricks anything they could possibly throw to break window shops and any Jewish properties. They set buildings on fire like the largest Jewish synagouge in Germany at the time.

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What was the Holocaust called the night of?

the holocaust wasn't called the night of anything but there was the "night of broken glass" which was called Kristallnacht. This was when the Nazis invaded destroyed Jewish owned businesses.


Who did the Nazis blame for starting the night of broken glass?

A Polish Jew named Herschel Grynszpan. He assassinated a Nazi politician, and the Nazis used it as reason to attack the Jews - Grynszpan made the Jews look dangerous. The Nazis retaliated by initiating Kristallnacht - better known as The Night of Broken Glass, where they burned, looted, and destroyed Jewish homes, businesses, and places of worship (synagogues). Over 30,000 Jews were also arrested, and 91 were subsequently killed.


When was the first day of the Holocaust?

That's hard to answer. There was no real date that it began, but many point to the night of November 9, 1938 as the beginning. This night was called the Kristallnacht, or night of broken glass. On this night, thousands of Jewish businesses and Synagogues were destroyed by the Nazis, and more than 200,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps.


What does kristallnacht mean?

The "Night of the Broken Glass" happened in November 1938. Over two nights, Nazis destroyed homes, schools and businesses held by Jews and killed over 100 people.


What was kristallnecht?

It was the night of 9-10 November of 1938 when Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues were destroyed in an organized pogrom of violence by the Nazi SA and SS. It is known as the Night of the Broken Glass.


What is Kristlenacht?

KRISTALLNACHT On the nights of November 9 and 10, gangs of Nazi youth roamed through Jewish neighborhoods breaking windows of Jewish businesses and homes, burning synagogues and looting. In all 101 synagogues were destroyed and almost 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed. 26,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps, Jews were physically attacked and beaten and 91 died.


What does the word 'Kristallnacht' translate to in English?

It's referred to in English as the 'Night of the Broken Glass' or is left untranslated. (Literally, it means 'crystal glass night') The capitalized term refers to events on the night of November 9, 1938 in Germany, when Nazis damaged, looted or burned Jewish homes, synagogues, and businesses (i.e. broke the windows), and usually destroyed other property, as well as injuring many Jews and killing some 91 of them.


What is the burning of synagoes and Jewish businesses?

Kristallnacht, or "The Night of Broken Glass."


What was the night when German Nazis smashed Jewish shop windows and burned Jewish temples?

Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass was an anti-Jewish pogrom in Nazi Germany and Austria on 9 to 10 November 1938. It was triggered by the assassination in Paris of German diplomat Ernst vom Rath by Herschel Grynszpan, a German-born Polish Jew. In a coordinated attack on Jewish people and their property, 91 Jews were murdered and 25,000 to 30,000 were arrested and placed in concentration camps. 267 synagogues were destroyed, and thousands of homes and businesses were ransacked Kristallnacht -i.e. "Crystal night". Comes from night of broken glass. Broken glass of shop windows resembled crystals in the moonlight.


Why did the Jewish people have black shades at night when the Nazis were around?

I believe it was to hide the light inside the house so the Nazis assumed they were all asleep


How did Nazis vandalize Jewish businesses?

At a certain time of the night on November 9-10 1938, also known as Kristallnacht, or night of broken glass. Most German civilians and SS members(Nazis) went around town just desroying EVERYTHING that had anything to do with Jews. They would throw rocks, bricks anything they could possibly throw to break window shops and any Jewish properties. They set buildings on fire like the largest Jewish synagouge in Germany at the time.


Who was affected by the night of broken glass?

Jewish shops and synagogues were destroyed on Hitler's orders.