Kristallnacht Remembered

On the night of November 9, 1938, Hitler ordered a progrom against Jews in Austria. Hand grenades destroyed all of Vienna's 42 synagogues and prayer houses, 6500 Jews were taken into custody... Read allOn the night of November 9, 1938, Hitler ordered a progrom against Jews in Austria. Hand grenades destroyed all of Vienna's 42 synagogues and prayer houses, 6500 Jews were taken into custody and more than half of them were sent to the Dachau concentration camp. Members of the SA,... Read allOn the night of November 9, 1938, Hitler ordered a progrom against Jews in Austria. Hand grenades destroyed all of Vienna's 42 synagogues and prayer houses, 6500 Jews were taken into custody and more than half of them were sent to the Dachau concentration camp. Members of the SA, Hitler's "Sturm Abteilung," ordered the Jewish residents of nearly 2,000 homes at gunpoin... Read all