KRISTALLNACHT,YELLOW STARS, & JEWISH GHETTOS

KRISTALLNACHT

• Translates to "Night of Broken Glass"
• Last from Nov. 9-10, 1938
• Nazis burned synagogues
• Trashed Jewish schools, businesses, and homes
• Killed around 100 Jews

YELLOW STARS

• Badges that identified Jews
• Worn on the left side of chest
• Increased sympathy for Jews in some regions
• Legend about King Christian X of Denmark
• Common courtesies toward Jews were outlawed

JEWISH GHETTOS

• History of ghettos started in the 18th century
• Biggest camp is Auschwitz
• Segregation and "us and them" perspective
• 95% ghettos didn't have sewage system
• Severe food shortage

The End!!!