In the night of broken glass, feroz rather provides the readers a glimpse of the courage and daily life of its people as it is a dirge to a paradise lost, a paean to the beauty of kashmir. A neighborhood cat observes the changes in german and jewish families in its town during the period leading up to kristallnacht, the night of broken glass that becomes the true beginning of the holocaust. Exactly eighty years later, million miles away from germany, a novelinstories borrows its title from the same. Hundreds of synagogues were burned to the ground and more than 100 jews were killed. On november 9, 1938, the nazi party officials and the sa, instigated the night now referred to as kristallnacht. It appeared to be unplanned, set off by germans anger over the assassination of a german official in paris at the hands of a jewish teenager.
This catseye view introduces the holocaust to children in a gentle way that can open discussion of. In the book projekt 1065, what was the night called where the germans raided the jews. He asks hans if he still plays the accordion, and hans says yes. After the war, a bachelors degree in journalism led to work as a foreign correspondent in vienna and frankfurt before returning to the united states. The earlier night s horror, a planned pogram against germanys jews came to be known as the kristallnacht the night of broken glass. Feroz rathers stunning fiction debut, the night of broken glass, changed that for me. For one horrific night in november 1938, the streets of germany and austria were overrun with people bent on destruction. Exactly eighty years later, million miles away from germany, a novelinstories borrows its title from the same event, often referred to as the. In the aftermath of kristallnacht, also called the night of broken glass, some 30,000 jewish men were arrested and sent to nazi concentration camps. Buy the night of broken glass book online at low prices in. The accepted english translation is the night of broken glass.
Because of the glass that littered the streets from all the demolished windows. Kristallnacht means crystal night, and has come to be known as night of broken glass. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The main concept of the book whirls around chain of stories that happens in the lives of kashmirs mankind. Jewish newspaper publications were stopped kristallnacht. The night of broken glass by feroz rather is the story of a brutal and terrorfilled kashmir. Michael was sneaking around while they were having dinner. The rest of this section is a flashback to hans past. Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass on 9 november 1938, was the most. The pretext for the attacks was the assassination of the german diplomat ernst vom rath 4 by herschel grynszpan, a 17yearold germanborn polish jew living in paris. Over the last three decades, kashmir has been ravaged by insurgency. Before, the jews were simply assaulted and verbally abused.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The book thief part four summary and analysis gradesaver. Benno and the night of broken glass jewish book council. This riveting book prints a collection of 21 eyewitness accounts by german jews of the terrible night of 9 november 1938, when, on the orders. Members of the nazi party and their supporters destroyed close to 8,000 jewishowned business and homes. Benno and the night of broken glass a neighborhood cat observes the changes in german and jewish families in berlin during the period leading up to kristallnacht, the night of broken glass. While reams have been written on it in human rights documents, academic theses, nonfiction accounts of the turmoil, and government and military reports the effects of the violence on its inhabitants have rarely been rendered in fiction. The name kristallnacht refers ironically to the litter of broken glass left in the streets after these pogroms. The morning after the pogroms 30,000 german jewish men were arrested for the crime of being jewish and sent to concentration camps, where hundreds of them perished. It uses historical photographs, eyewitness accounts, maps and primarysource documents to recount the horrors of the night almost 8,000 jewisho educational dealer. Hans was a mediocre 22yearold soldier fighting in france in world war i. The value of these testimonies lies above all in their detail and. In 1938 berlin, germany, a cat sees rosenstrasse change from a peaceful neighborhood of jews and gentiles to an unfriendly place where, one november night, men in brown shirts destroy jewishowned businesses and arrest or kill jewish people. The night of broken glass edited by uta gerhardt and.
The book thief is narrated by death yup, you heard that right who tells us the story of liesel meminger. The night of the broken glass fitzgerald, stephanie. Nazi soldiers and members of the hitler youth organization marauded jewish homes, intimidating and assaulting jewish families while throngs of citizens and local police stood by and watched. My story of finding hope in hitlers death camps to inspire a new generation. The night of broken glass by feroz rather goodreads.
Thomas karlauf is the author of the night of broken glass. This book is about the night of broken glass in 1938 when nazis raided destroyed jewish buisneses, synagogues homes accross germany. Eyewitness accounts of kristallnacht, published by wiley. Fires were lit, and prayer books, scrolls, artwork and philosophy texts were thrown upon them, and precious buildings were either burned or. The following is an excerpt from the night of broken glass. Book activities for benno and the night of broken glass. Kristallnacht is a german word that consists of two parts.
Perspective, of how easy it is for those of us, who live far, far away from the violence, to pass judgement on the people of kashmir for whom brutality is as everpresent as the air they. The night of broken glass, is an essential read, not just for its haunting lyrical words or its captivating grip on the reader, it offers something more. However, on the night of november 9, 1938, an unplanned and extremely violent. The night of broken glass paperback august 15, 2015. The night of broken glass was a wave of violent antijewish attack that resulted in shattered glass from jewishowned homes, synagogues, and businesses lining the streets of germany. The pogroms became known as kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, for the shattered glass from the store windows that littered the streets. Assess the significance of kristallnacht kristallnacht, or the night of broken glass, is one of the most crucial events in german, jewish, and world history. Kristall translates to crystal and refers to the look of broken glass and nacht means night. November 9th 1938 is widely seen as a violent turning poin. The nurmenburg laws are passed, barring jews from having german citizenship and marrying germans. Meg wiviott is the author of the picture book benno and the night of broken glass karben 2010 and paper hearts, a ya novelinverse based on a true story of friendship and survival in auschwitz margaret k. Kristallnacht is literally translated to night of crystal and refers to the night of broken glass. She studied sociology, philosophy and history at the universities of frankfurt am main and berlin. A german jewish life remade in america shofar supplements in jewish studies by fred behrend, larry hanover, et al.
The pogroms events that violently demolish and wreak havoc upon took place on november 9 th and 10. On november 9, 1938, kristallnacht night of broken glass, jewish stores and homes across germany are attacked. The night of broken glass on the night of november 9, 1938, violence against jews broke out across the reich. The night of broken glass edited by uta gerhardt and thomas. The significance of kristallnacht and the night of broken. The night of broken glass by feroz rather is a debut novel. Loosely combining a number of characters in different short stories and.
Hundreds of synagogues were burned to the ground, and more than 100 jews were killed. In the late summer and early fall of 1938, tenyearold ruth block, along with her father, mother, and best friend, miriam, must navigate the increasing pressure placed on the jewish population in frankfurt, germany. The nook book ebook of the the night of broken glass. It was announced unequivocally november 9, 1938, because the kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, was not a night of madness. She said it doesnt matter how many books on the subject she reads, she always finds something new in each and every one of them. Kristallnacht or the night of broken glass, also called the november pogroms, was a pogrom.
Night of the broken glass by peter broner, paperback. The accordionist the secret life of hans hubermann max is standing in the hubermanns kitchen. Ruth and the night of broken glass by emma carlson berne. The night of broken glass harpercollins publishers india. Its january 1939, and ten year old liesel is traveling by train with her mother and her little brother werner. The night of broken glass is a new book in the snapshots in history series from compass point. Loosely combining a number of characters in different short stories and then forming a beautiful book with them, the novel is a fictitious tale of the things that a. In the immediate aftermath of kristallnacht, the streets of jewish communities were littered with broken glass from vandalized buildings, giving rise to the name night of broken glass. The violence continued during the day of november 10, and in some places acts of violence continued for. A fictionalized account of nazi germany as experienced by a germ. Benno and the night of broken glass download ebook pdf. The night of broken glass a jewish refugees assassination of a german official in paris in 1938 sparked the german attack on jews known as kristallnacht wed 9. The name kristallnacht crystal night comes from the shards of broken glass that littered the streets after the windows of jewishowned stores, buildings and synagogues were smashed.
Rathers book is a collection of stories, thirteen to be precise, that come together to form a larger. Click download or read online button to get benno and the night of broken glass book now. This book describes the night of broken glass and also presents the historical events that led to the rise of hitler, the nazi partys beliefs about race and the horrible aftereffects of kristallnacht. Kristallnacht, or night of broken glass, is a night when jewish shops were looted, synagogue windows were shattered, homes were burned, and jews were murdered. This riveting book prints a collection of 21 eyewitness accounts by german jews.
The accounts reproduced in this book were among the 263 memoirs. Weekly reading books create weekly reading books prepare for an entire week at once. It is a collection of inter related short stories and a heart wrenching work of fiction. My story of finding hope in hitlers death camps to inspire a new generation ross, steve, flynn, ray, frank, glenn, wallace, brian on. Peter broner has had a varied career as a novelist, playwright, journalist, psychotherapist, and intelligence agent. The night of broken glass the holocaust encyclopedia. A stylized intertwining of the stories of three survivors who experienced firsthand the horrific events of november 910th, 1938 in nazi germany. On the night of november 9 10, 1938, nazis rampaged in a nationwide pogrom against jews and jewish institutions throughout germany. This book puts together the eye wittness accounts of 21 jews who saw these events unfold. Benno cowers as terrifying men in brown shirts light bonfires, and then there is a night like no other, during which benno hears screams and shattering glass, and he watches apartments being ravaged and the synagogue burn. Crystal night, also called night of broken glass or november pogroms, the night of november 910, 1938, when german nazis attacked jewish persons and property. Kristallnacht the night of the broken glass igniting the nazi war against jews. Harpercollins india presents the night of broken glass by. Buy the night of broken glass book online at low prices in india.
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