2018, November 29, “The 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht: What Shards Remain?: Exploring the Complexities of Kristallnacht in Your Classroom”, with Leora Schaefer, director of Facing History and Ourselves

2018 marked the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass). On November 9, 1938 the worst outbreak of terror and violence since the Nazis came to power against Jews all over Germany, Annexed Austria, and in areas of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia recently occupied by German armed forces, took place. By the morning of November 10, thousands of Jewish homes and businesses were destroyed, 191 synagogues had been set on fire, and although the exact figure is not known, it is likely that anywhere from over 100 Jews died as a result of the violence. 30,000 Jewish males were arrested and transferred to concentration camps.

Below are links to resources used during the 2018 Teachers’ Workshop. You are encouraged to visit the Facing History and Ourselves website for more educator resources.