Kristallnacht
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Kristallnacht
< German Kristall crystal + Nacht night
Example Sentences
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It is also the anniversary of Kristallnacht, heralding the near destruction of European Jewry in 1938.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
The outcry was exacerbated by the attacks occurring on the eve of the anniversary of Kristallnacht - Nazi pogroms against German Jews that took place in 1938.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024
“The challenge really is that there are directly conflicting statements,” Barclay said Thursday night at an interfaith event marking the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, which many mark as the start of the Holocaust.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2023
In a moment heavy with symbolism, Germany on Thursday marked the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the eruption of murderous Nazi violence against the country’s Jews on the night of Nov. 9, 1938.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2023
When ten-year-old Albert Bastian awoke the morning after Kristallnacht, he was startled to see Levi, the Jewish livestock dealer with whom his father often dealt, sitting in their kitchen.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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