Kristallnacht: The Nazi Terror That Began the Holocaust

by James M. Deem

Book Overview

On November 10, 1938, Francis Schott slept peacefully in his bed. Suddenly, a group of Nazis broke into his house and began to destroy it. They wanted to demolish everything because Francis's family was Jewish. For days, violent attacks like this took place throughout Nazi Germany and came to be known as Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. The Nazis destroyed thousands of Jewish homes and businesses, burned down hundreds of synagogues, and murdered...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766033244
• ISBN13: 9780766033245
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12