Today, in History
Today marks two very important anniversaries in German history. One is as awful as the other is wonderful. Between these two, we see the darkest part of human nature, and those who gave us hope for a better tomorrow. On November 9, 1938, the Nazis launched Kristallnacht, or “Night of Broken Glass.” This was the first major step of what would eventually become the Holocaust. Nazi soldiers throughout Germany and Austria smashed the windows of Jewish-owned businesses, homes, schools, and synagogues, killed at least one hundred Jewish people, and arrested approximately 30,000 Jewish men,...
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