Kristallnacht in Words and Photographs

Kristallnacht survivors share their recollections of the day the Holocaust began Centropa.org, dedicated to preserving the memory of Jewish life in Central Europe Nazis
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Persecuted
Over 1300 survivors of the Holocaust, from 16 different countries, were interviewed by the Centropa researchers. Of those, many had vivid memories of Kristallnacht. What follows are some of their stories.

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