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"Night of broken glass" in Berlin signals the beginning of the Holocaust...
"Night of broken glass" in Berlin signals the beginning of the Holocaust...
Item # 701918
November 09, 1938
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Nov. 9, 1938
* Crystal Night (Kristallnacht) BEGINNING
* Night of Broken Glass - Persecution of Jews
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that announces the beginning of what was to become known as Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass":
"Nazi Shooting Spurs Jewish Persecution" The article carries over to page 2.
This was a deliberate persecution of the Jews of Germany on November 9 and 10, carried out by paramilitary forces. German authorities looked on without intervening. The catalyst for the carnage was the assassination of German envoy Ernst vom Rath in Paris by a Polish Jew.
Complete with 26 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, mainly along the spine, small library label near the top of the front page, generally in good condition.
Category: The 20th Century