75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht (part of NAZI intimidation of German and Austrian society, esp. Jewish storeholders and powerless individuals)

from online site POLITICO dot-com (posted Saturday Nov. 9, 2013) Germans across the country on Saturday commemorated the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht — the night of broken glass — during which the Nazis staged a wave of attacks on Jews in Germany and Austria. On Nov. 9, 1938, hundreds of synagogues were burned, numerous homes and Jewish-owned stores were ransacked, some 1,000 people were killed and more than 30,000 Jews were sent to concentration camps. The attacks marked the beginning of the state-organized, violent persecution of Jews which ended in the murder of six million European Jews by the end of the Third Reich in 1945. Germans in many cities and towns held candle-light vigils, listened to Jewish survivors share memories, and met at Jewish cemeteries to remember the victims of Kristallnacht during Saturday's commemorations. Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/germany-night-of-broken-glass-2013-99619.html#ixzz2kBSJ9rEk