In its aftermath, German officials announced that Kristallnacht had erupted as a spontaneous outburst of public sentiment in response to the assassination of Ernst vom Rath.įollowing the violence, Feuchtwanger's father, a prominent publisher was taken to the Nazi's first concentration camp, Dachau. The violence was instigated primarily by Nazi Party officials and members of the SA and Hitler Youth. That night, 91 Jews were murdered, tens of thousands more were arrested and thousands of Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues were destroyed. Following the violence, Feuchtwanger's father, a prominent publisher was taken to the Nazi's first concentration camp, Dachau (pictured)
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