1. What is meant by the term "Kristallnacht"? Kristallnacht also known as "Crystal Night" in German. These can also be called Night of broken Glass or November Pogroms. The night when Nazis attacked Jewish people. They called it Kristallnacht because of the remaining broken glass on the ground after the incident between the Nazis and Jewish.
2. When did this even occur? The Kristallnacht happened in 9th and 10th of November. However, in some places the acts of violence continued for several more days. Kristallnacht took place in Germany and Austria.
3. How many synagogues did the programme claim were burned? After this 2 days of horrible violence between them, there are many properties were damaged and some of them were burned. In two days, there are 1,000 synagogues were damage or otherwise burned.
4. How many Jews were claimed to have died as a result of this event? Rioters were claimed to destroyed 7,500 Jewish businesses, killed 91 Jewish people and vandalized Jewish hospital, schools, homes and even cemeteries.
5. How many were said to have been sent to concentration camps? There are 30,000 Jewish males age 16 - 60 were arrested. To accommodate so many new prisoners, the concentration camps were expanded.
6. What was the reaction of the German people to this event? After the incident, German people looked differently to Jewish people. They started t believed that Nazis viewed Jewish people as a misfortune. However, some Germans were feeling ashamed and started a debate about the violence towards Jewish people and their territories.
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