Kristallnacht Research Paper

The starting of horror in Germany.
A war that scarred the world and its victims tremendously began when the first violent act was implemented on Jewish people living in Germany. On November 9, 1938 mob violence broke out in the streets of Germany. German police and crowds of spectators stood by and watched the SS and Hitler Youth wreck Jewish businesses and homes. Hundreds of Human rights were abused. On October 27th 1938 over 15 000 Jews originally from Poland were deported from Germany. The Polish government did not allow this group of Jews back into the country thus they were dumped in relocation camps at the Polish boarder. The Kristallnacht occurred after a 17 year old Jewish Herschal Grynszpans shot and killed a member of the German Embassy in Paris for the illtreatment his familyand thousands of Jews suffered at these relocation camps.
Before the Kristallnacht occurred laws were put into place that discriminated against Jews. However this was the first violent act. Nazi stormed troopers to beat and murder Jews, broke into Jewish homes and business, and brutalized women and children. Four rapes occurred but only one
Their right to be under the protection of the law, to have security, to have freedom, to have privacy, to not be discriminated against. The Germans showed no respect for the Jews and they showed an extreme amount of hatred for as well. During the kristallnacht many German citizens stood and watched with amusement as the Jews were brutalized by the SS. Lilli Tauber’ ‘There were people outside the gate watching, and people from Wiener Neustadt looked on with amusement as we Jewish children had to run around in circles.’ This event also showed the true feelings the Nazi had for Jews. They encouraged Anti- Semitism and showcased inhumane actions towards Jews. The Jewish people were humiliated as they were left to clean up the streets with toothbrushes and fined 1 billion Deutsch Marks for