Crystal Night Research Paper

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Reichskristallnacht, also known as ‘Crystal Night’ took place in November 9-10, 1938. It was given that name because on that night many Jewish store, workshops, and house windows were broken. Synagogues were burned and demolished. Many Jews were beaten and killed that night. Reichskristallnacht was one of the most shameful events of National Socialist Germany. Although the Jews suffered initially, the greatest harm was ultimately done to Germany and the German people.

What really happened during ‘Crystal Night’, On the basis of the so-called "historical truth" about the Crystal Night, the President of the World Jewish Congress, Nahum Goldmann, had the chutzpah in 1952 to claim 500 million dollars from German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer