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Jonathan Matthews is the Head of digital content section, Cultural and Public Engagement Division, Yad Vashem.
Kristallnacht or the November Pogrom?
The attacks on the Jewish population in Germany and Austria in November 1938 are commonly referred to in English (and in many other languages, but not in German) as Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, alluding to the shattered windows of the many Jewish homes, synagogues, shops and other Jewish institutions spread throughout the German cities. The term itself has a complicated history. Following the events of November 1938, various names appeared in Jewish accounts such as: "Murder... Continue reading