Kesher Talk

Night of Breaking Glass. This past weekend, 64 years ago,

rampaging mobs throughout Germany and the newly acquired territories of Austria and Sudetenland freely attacked Jews in the street, in their homes and at their places of work and worship. At least 96 Jews were killed and hundreds more injured, more than 1,000 synagogues were burned (and possibly as many as 2,000), almost 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed, cemeteries and schools were vandalized, and 30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps.

This event, a turning point in Hitler's war against the Jews, came to be known as Kristallnacht. Meryl has more.

posted by Judith @ 11/11/2002 03:18:57 PM