From the archive: Kristallnacht

[Behind the Aegis]

Seventy-five years ago the Nazi government unleashed the Kristallnacht pogrom against German Jews

On the night of 9 November 1938, the Nazi government coordinated a wave of attacks in Germany and Austria, on synagogues, Jewish-owned businesses and homes.

This was Kristallnacht - the night of broken glass. Over two days some 90 Jews were killed in an orgy of violence, while around 30,000 Jewish males were rounded up for deportation to concentration camps. Over 1,000 synagogues were burned or damaged.

The Manchester Guardian's first reports of the pogrom appeared on 11 November 1938.



more: http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/from-the-archive-blog/2013/nov/08/kristallnacht-guardian-archive-1938

[ismnotwasm]

1. Shared on FB

Thank you.

[JustAnotherGen]

2. 75 years ago in Germany

Yet today I read about Jewish children in the 518 area of NY State (Eastern NY) being harassed to the point that in one case they are being homeschool. Thank you for reminding us of what happens when you say and do nothing and hate 'wins'.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. It is amazing to be sure.

I think you are talking about this: Swastikas, Slurs and Torment in Town’s Schools (I posted it over in Good Reads).

[Skittles]

5. WTF

what is going on? why are people so freaking hateful?

[Pretzel_Warrior]

7. Quita a number always looking for "the other" to blame for structural problems in society

or their own poor choices.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. Amen Pretzel Warrior

Amen!

[William769]

4. Kick & recommended.

[Pretzel_Warrior]

6. It is horrible to read these accounts and know what was happening behind the scenes

To realize surface things like "deporting" Jews to new locations out of Germany meant something far more sinister, deadly, and atrocious. It defies logic that a nation can sit down and quietly let their country cut off an entire group of people, forcibly take their property, and beat/kill them.

[sarisataka]

9. S.E.P...

Somebody Else's Problem.

Unfortunately I can imagine happening it here and now all too easily.

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Edmund Burke

[Behind the Aegis]

10. Some of the "deporting" was already taking place.

Though there were a few Jews "finding new homes", the mentally and physically challenged were being "shipped off" to "hospitals" all around Germany. Sadly, many were never seen again.

[Violet_Crumble]

11. K&R n/t

[leftstreet]

12. DURec