1. Kristallnacht - Important Facts
On the night of November 9th, 1938, the attacks started, and rioters destroyed a total of 267 synagogues from Germany, Austria, and Sudetenland combined. ... Afterwards, the German government stated that the Jews were to blame for the program, and they immediately charged the German Jewish community one billion Reichsmark for the damages. Weeks later, the government of Germany added more anti-Semitic laws against the Jews, such as causing their properties to be transferred to "Aryan" ownership. ...
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