Kristallnacht: Press cuttings (some microfilm)

This material is held atThe Wiener Holocaust Library

  • Reference
    • GB 1556 WL 1371
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1938
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • German English
  • Physical Description
    • 3 files; 3 reels

Scope and Content

Press cuttings of British and European press in the immediate aftermath of the November Pogrom, or Night of Broken Glass in Germany, 1938, reporting on the events that occurred and reactions to them.

Administrative / Biographical History

The November Pogrom, also known as Reichskristallnacht, Reichspogromnacht, Crystal Night and the Night of the Broken Glass, was a pogrom against Jews throughout Germany, 9 Nov-10 Nov 1938. Jewish homes along with 8,000 Jewish shops were ransacked in numerous German cities, towns and villages as civilians and both the SA (Sturmabteilung) and the SS (Schutzstaffel) destroyed buildings with sledgehammers, leaving the streets covered in shards of glass from broken windows - the origin of the name Night of Broken Glass . Jews were beaten to death. 30,000 Jewish men were taken to concentration camps and 1,668 synagogues ransacked, with 267 set on fire.

Arrangement

Chronological

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Jewish Central Information Office

Other Finding Aids

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Conditions Governing Use

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

Related Material

KRISTALLNACHT REPORTS, 1938-1939 (ref: 1375)

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