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	After establishing the 1935 Nurem berg Laws and denying German Jews social and political rights, Hitler ordered the confiscation of all property owned by Jews. On the night of November 9-10, 1938, anti Jewish violence openly erupted in Germany and Austria. On that night, which came to be known as "Kristallnacht," or Crystal Night for the shards of broken glass that littered the streets, synagogues and Jewish shops were wantonly burned and destroyed and many Jewish homes were vandalized. In the aftermath, 30,000 Jews were arrested and owners of the destroyed establishments were ordered to pay for the damage.
The Great Synagogne in Berlin, in flames, November 9-10, 1938. Beginnig of the terror, Kristallnacht - The night of broken glass. Anti-Jewish violence in Germany and Austria. 191 synagogues burned. 7,500 shops looted and destroyed. 30,000 Jews arrested.