Question

What happened on the "night of broken glass" I am learning about the holocuast

Answer 1

The night of broken glass or Kristallnacht was organized by the Nazi Officials (SA members) and other party formations / civilians and involved destroying the houses, businesses and places of worship (being Jewish temples). It was called the night of the broken glass because of the sounds / imagery of the Jewish establishments being destroyed.

Answer 2

On November 9 to November 10, 1938, in an incident known as “Kristallnacht”, Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews.