Kristallnacht Commemorative Program

Kristallnacht, also known as the “November Pogrom,” owes its name to the shards of shattered glass that lined German streets in the wake of violence directed at Jews and Jewish-owned businesses. The shards were broken from the windows of synagogues, homes, and Jewish-owned businesses plundered and destroyed during the violence. The Holocaust Center helps lead this community-wide commemoration because it is regarded by some historians as the tipping point into which the Holocaust turned physically violent.