What was the aftermath of Kristallnacht?

On November 9 to November 10, 1938, in an incident known as “Kristallnacht”, Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. read more

After Kristallnacht, the Steins left Germany and resettled in a Carmelite convent in Echt, the Netherlands. In 1942, as the Germans began deporting Jews from the Netherlands, Edith Stein successfully applied for a visa that would allow her to move to a convent in neutral Switzerland. read more

Kristallnacht – the Night of the Broken Glass – took place on November 9 th and 10 th 1938. It was in reprisal for the death of Ernst von Rath, the Third Secretary of the German Embassy in Paris, who was shot on November 7 th by Herschell Grynszpan, a Polish Jew. read more

This lesson will examine the aftermath of the Kristallnacht pogrom of November 9 and 10 of 1938 and how this led to the Nazis proposing the 'Final Solution' which eventually led to the extermination of millions of people throughout Europe. read more