The November Pogrom was organized by the Nazi regime on 9-10 November 1938 against the Jewish communities across Germany and occupied territories. Thousands of Jewish-owned homes, businesses and synagogues were destroyed. Some 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps.
The Pogrom marked a radicalization of Nazi antisemitic polices and state-led and state-sanctioned violence.
In , Professor Debórah Dwork shares the experiences of Jewish individuals and families impacted by the November Pogrom, illuminating how public events permanently reshaped the private lives of countless people.
Professor Dwork is a renowned historian and the Director of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity at the Graduate Center - The City University of New York.
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