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Question by  xyroclast (65)

What is the "Night of Broken Glass"?

A play? Book? Moment in history?

 
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Answer by  Rosebud (334)

The Night of Broken Glass (German Kristallnacht) was a wide spread attack on the Jewish community in Nazi Germany. It occurred on the night of November 9-10 1938. 91 Jews were attacked 30,000 Jewish men were taken to concentration camps. Synagogues and local businesses where ransacked. It is viewed as the beginning of the "Final Solution".

 
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Answer by  Maria26 (185)

The "Night of Broken Glass" refers to a time when the holocaust was happening. This is when Nazi soldiers would go around and destroy synagogues. A terrible moment in history.

 
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