What happened on Kristallnacht? Why did the Nazis do it?
Kristallnacht was a night where citizens and government officials alike destroyed over 7,500 Jewish shops and homes, over 1,000 synagogues. They also killed 91 Jews and put 26,000 in concentration camps. The police and fire brigades were ordered not to get involved, unless German life or property was in danger. This was put forth by Joseph Goebbels to unleash spontaneous demonstrations in retaliation after Hershel Grynszpan, a Jew, shot the third secretary in the German Embassy.
What does Hitler mean by the distinction between "emotional antisemitism" and "rational (not racial) antisemitism"?
According to Hitler, "emotional antisemitism" will be expressed in pogroms and will be carried out based on inner emotions and without thought, and will thus be not truly effective. Rational antisemitism will be a systematic, legal campaign against the Jews by revoking privileges that they enjoy.
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