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Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum releases rare photos of Kristallnacht
91 Jews were killed in attacks between November 9-10 in 1938, while 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and later sent to concentration camps
Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem releases rare photographs on the anniversary of the November progrom, also known as Kristallnacht.
The SA (Nazi Storm Troopers) launched attacks on Jews in Germany, Austria and areas of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia which saw the destruction of Jewish businesses and over 1400 synagogues.
91 Jews were killed in attacks between November 9-10 in 1938, while 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and later sent to concentration camps.
In addition, the Jews were forced to pay “compensation” for the damage that had been caused, amounting to one billion reichsmarks.
The Nazi party also set up a Central Office for Jewish Emigration to “encourage” Jews to leave the country.
Kristallnacht, literally meaning “Crystal Night”, marked a turning point in Nazi Germany’s antisemitic policies and became a precursor to the Holocaust.
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