Kristallnacht
[ krees-tahl-nahkht ]
noun
a Nazi pogrom throughout Germany and Austria on the night of November 9–10, 1938, during which Jews were killed and their property destroyed.
Origin of Kristallnacht
1<German Kristall crystal + Nacht night
Words Nearby Kristallnacht
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How to use Kristallnacht in a sentence
Yet as he said in a video that went viral, I felt that the insurrection on the Capitol was like Kristallnacht.
Storming of the Capitol should give you nightmares | Kathi Wolfe | January 14, 2021 | Washington BladeThe Kandel family has survived Kristallnacht intact, and Eric had boarded the S.S. Gerolstein to New York.
Nobel Winner Eric Kandel: ‘The Age of Insight,’ Memory, the Holocaust, and the Art of Vienna | Jimmy So | April 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
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