W. Michael Blumenthal recalls witnessing the brutality against Jews during Kristallnacht, a night of violence when hundreds of synagogues and businesses were destroyed while authorities stood by.
"On the night of November 9, 1938, Jews throughout Germany and Austria were the victims of mob brutality: 1,300 synagogues and 7,500 businesses were destroyed, and countless Jewish cemeteries and schools were vandalized."
"As a 12-year-old, I could feel the fear among the adults when my father was taken away. It was a horrible moment that still haunts me."
Blumenthal emphasizes that after this violence, approximately 30,000 Jewish men were taken to concentration camps, marking a severe escalation in Nazi persecution.
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