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75 years since ‘Night of Broken Glass’

Published 1:10 PM EST, Thu November 7, 2013
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The Boemestrasse Synagogue in Frankfurt, Germany, burns on November 10, 1938. The night of November 9 became known as "Kristallnacht," or the "Night of Broken Glass," after the Nazi regime staged attacks on Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues and homes throughout Germany.
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The Boemestrasse Synagogue in Frankfurt, Germany, burns on November 10, 1938. The night of November 9 became known as "Kristallnacht," or the "Night of Broken Glass," after the Nazi regime staged attacks on Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues and homes throughout Germany.
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People walk past the broken windows of a Jewish-owned shop in Berlin. Over the course of two days, 91 Jewish people were killed and more than 1,000 synagogues and 7,500 businesses were destroyed.
75 years since 'Night of Broken Glass' —
People walk past the broken windows of a Jewish-owned shop in Berlin. Over the course of two days, 91 Jewish people were killed and more than 1,000 synagogues and 7,500 businesses were destroyed.
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A young man prepares to clean up broken window glass in Berlin. During "Kristallnacht," about 30,000 Jewish men between the ages of 16 and 60 were arrested and taken to concentration camps.
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A young man prepares to clean up broken window glass in Berlin. During "Kristallnacht," about 30,000 Jewish men between the ages of 16 and 60 were arrested and taken to concentration camps.
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A young man clears broken glass from a Jewish-owned shop in Berlin.
75 years since 'Night of Broken Glass' —
A young man clears broken glass from a Jewish-owned shop in Berlin.
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A synagogue burns in Baden-Baden, Germany.
75 years since 'Night of Broken Glass' —
A synagogue burns in Baden-Baden, Germany.
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Jewish men are rounded up in Baden-Baden, Germany, for deportation to the Dachau concentration camp.
75 years since 'Night of Broken Glass' —
Jewish men are rounded up in Baden-Baden, Germany, for deportation to the Dachau concentration camp.
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Nazi SS forces escort arrested Jewish men in Baden-Baden, Germany.
75 years since 'Night of Broken Glass' —
Nazi SS forces escort arrested Jewish men in Baden-Baden, Germany.
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Debris lays scattered throughout the interior of a synagogue in Nueremberg, Germany.
75 years since 'Night of Broken Glass' —
Debris lays scattered throughout the interior of a synagogue in Nueremberg, Germany.
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A synagogue in Eschwege, Germany, sits in ruins.
75 years since 'Night of Broken Glass' —
A synagogue in Eschwege, Germany, sits in ruins.
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Burnt pages of a Torah scroll are seen in Worms, Germany.
75 years since 'Night of Broken Glass' —
Burnt pages of a Torah scroll are seen in Worms, Germany.
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Children sift through debris in a ruined synagogue in Koenigsbach, Germany.
75 years since 'Night of Broken Glass' —
Children sift through debris in a ruined synagogue in Koenigsbach, Germany.
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