What is Kristallnacht? | Vision for Israel

The Kristallnacht (‘Crystal Night’), which occurred the night of November 9th-10th November 1938, will forever be a dark stain in history. The name Kristallnacht comes from the broken glass that covered the streets after pogroms against Jews were ruthlessly carried out by Nazi Parties. Jewish-owned stores, homes, buildings, and synagogues were severely vandalized, windows were smashed, and buildings were set aflame.
An estimated 91 Jews were murdered, and 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and incarcerated in concentration camps. Modern analysis of German scholarly sources estimates 638 deaths by suicide as a result of post-arrest maltreatment. Let us remember Kristallnacht.