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

< German Kristall crystal + Nacht night

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Contemporary Examples of kristallnacht

The 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

Word Origin and History for kristallnacht

Kristallnacht

in reference to the pogrom of Nov. 9-10, 1938, in Germany and Austria; from German, literally "crystal night;" often translated as "Night of Broken Glass."