Photographs of the Holocaust: Kristallnacht
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Synagogue in Aschaffenburg, Germany. Erected in 1698, rebuilt in 1893 and destroyed on Kristallnacht -
Destruction of Jewish store, Berlin -
Burning synagogue in Baden-Baden -
Burning synagogue in Frankfurt -
Hebrew prayerbooks damaged by fire at the synagogue in Bobenhausen -
Elsdorf Synagogue Before Being Destroyed on Kristallnacht -
Interior of Essenweinstrasse synagogue in Nuremberg following destruction on Kristallnacht. -
View of the destroyed interior of the Hechingen synagogue the day after Kristallnacht -
Damaged lintel above ark from synagogue in Nentershausen, Germany -
Roll call at Buchenwald Concentration camp for new prisoners arrested during Kristallnacht -
Shattered storefront of a Jewish-owned shop destroyed during Kristallnacht. Berlin, Germany -
Synagogue in Aachen Destroyed on Kristallnacht -
Synagogue in Aachen Destroyed on Kristallnacht -
Synagogue in Aachen Destroyed on Kristallnacht -
Synagogue in Aachen Destroyed on Kristallnacht -
Burning synagogue in Memel on Kristallnacht -
As the synagogue in Ober-Ramstadt burns during Kristallnacht, local firefighters instead save a nearby house. -
Residents watch as flames consume the synagogue in Opava -
Tax documents, like this one, were issued by the Nazis to force Jews to pay for the costs of Kristallnacht -
The Zerrenerstrasse synagogue in Pforzheim, Germany, dedicated in 1892
Individual Photos: Aschaffenburg Synagogue [1] | Berlin Store [2] | Baden-Baden Synagogue [3] | Frankfurt Synagogue [4]
Bobenhausen Prayer Books [5] | Elsdorf Synagogue [6] | Essenweinstrasse Synagogue [7] | Hechingen Synagogue [8] | Nentershausen Synagogue Ark [9] | Buchenwald Roll-Call [10] | Berlin Storefront [11] | Aachen Synagogue [12] | Aachen Synagogue 2 [13] | Aachen Synagogue 3 [14] | Aachen Synagogue 4 [15] | Memel Synagogue [16] | Ober-Ramstadt Synagogue [17] | Opava Synagogue [18] | Tax Document [19] | Zerrenerstrasse synagogue [20]
Sources: Images courtesy and copyright of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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