November Pogroms: A Dark Turning Point

On November ninth, nineteen thirty-eight, the November Pogroms unfolded, marking a dark turning point in history. Over one thousand three hundred synagogues and seven thousand five hundred Jewish businesses were destroyed, with countless cemeteries and schools vandalized. Police stood by as Jewish individuals were attacked, with at least ninety-one murdered. W. Michael Blumenthal, a young boy at the time, recalled the horror of seeing broken shop windows and smoke rising from a synagogue, as his father was arrested and sent to a concentration camp. The pogroms were a coordinated response to the assassination of a German diplomat, with Hitler giving the order and Goebbels instructing the destruction. The event was carried out in plain sight, with many nations slow to respond, fundamentally altering German society forever.The Daily News Now! — Every city. Every story. AI-powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.