Holocaust

What is a Pogrom?

-A Pogrom is a russian word but when translated it means "To destroy,To wreak Havoc" Usually describe violence by Russians authorities against the Jewish people.

Police orders before Kristallnacht

-Prior to kristallnacht, Nazi officials ordered the police to save any non-jewish property from being destroyed, to arrest as many armed jewish men as possible, and to prevent any looting which began the events of kristallnacht and the imprisonment and deportation of jews.

What was the role of the police

-The role of the police at night were to torch all the Jewish buildings including schools, businesses, homes, and synagogues and to send the jews to the camps.

What events made up Kristallnacht?

During these two days, Nazi soldiers burned synagogues and destroyed Jewish homes and businesses. The days after, 30,000 jews were arrested and taken to concentration camps. Kristallnacht is also known as the Night of Broken Glass.

When did Kristallnacht take place?

Kristallnacht took place over a span of two days. Kristallnacht took place over November 9th and 10th in 1938.

What happened to the jews

Not only did many of the jews have to pay for damages out of their pockets but they also were fined one billion reichsmarks for the assassination of Vom Rath. The meeting that took place between german officials also discussed the laws to further dehumanize the jews. Jews were prohibited from most public places in Germany including schools. They were also not allowed to own businesses Jews were also required to label their passports with a J to indicate they were Jewish. If they didn't' have a first name of non-jewish origin they would be forced to put Sara or Israel as their first name. Later they were required to put yellow stars on all their clothing to show they were Jewish.

Origin of Pogroms

Pogroms were first used in Russia in the 1800s. They were use when anti-Jewish people would hold riots in the streets against Jews. Pogroms were later seen in Germany after World War II.

What caused Kristallnacht to occur?

The annexation of Austria to Germany caused violent attacks against jews who lived in Austria. Then 17,000 Polish jews were deported from Germany.

Events before Kristallnacht

These events of violent outbreaks and deportation were believed to be the cause of Kristallnacht.

Days After Kristallnacht

Two days after the occurrence of Kristallnacht, Nazi officials got together to discuss the damages and who to blame for what they call the "spontaneous" events. Hermann Goering and other officials then decided that the jews were to be blamed for the damages that occurred.