The Coordinated Anti-Jewish Pogrom Across Germany and Austria on the Night of 9-10 November 1938 That Destroyed 267 Synagogues and Killed Approximately 91 Jews
Nazi SA stormtroopers and civilians attacked Jewish synagogues, businesses, and homes across Germany and Austria on the night of 9-10 November 1938. 267 synagogues were burned. About 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed. About 91 Jews were killed and 30,000 arrested. The German Jewish community was forced to pay a one-billion-mark fine for the damage.
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