24 Photographs of the Kristallnacht Destruction of 1938

Destruction of the Dortmund synagogue during Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass). Germany, November 1938. US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Mother and child passing by destroyed shop fronts. The Wiener Library

Synagogue destroyed during Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass). Dortmund, Germany, November 1938. US Holocuast Memorial Museum

The last remaining wall of the Boerneplatz synagogue, destroyed during the Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) pogrom. Onlookers watch during the dismantling and removal of remnants of the synagogue. Frankfurt am Main, Germany, January. US Holocuast Memorial Museum

A private Jewish home vandalized during Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass pogrom). Vienna, Austria, November 10, 1938. US Holocaust Memorial Museum

SS guards force Jews, arrested during Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass), to march through the town of Baden-Baden. Onlookers watch from along the street and walls. Baden-Baden, Germany. November 10, 1938. US Holocaust Memorial Museum

After the Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass) pogrom, German civilians line the streets to watch the forced march of Jewish men through the town. Baden-Baden, Germany, November 10, 1938. US Holocuast Memorial Museum

Essen Synagogue Destroyed during Kristallnacht. Facing History and Ourselves

The Essenweinstrasse Synagogue in Nuremberg, Germany. Yad Vashem

Local residents watch the burning of the ceremonial hall at the Jewish cemetery in Graz during Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass). Graz, Austria, November 9-10, 1938. euterpaspeaks

Jewish men arrested after Kristallnacht. Scrapbookpages