Ruth and the night of broken glass by emma carlson berne. 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. Eyewitness accounts of kristallnacht, published by wiley. The main concept of the book whirls around chain of stories that happens in the lives of kashmirs mankind.
It is a collection of inter related short stories and a heart wrenching work of fiction. A german jewish life remade in america shofar supplements in jewish studies by fred behrend, larry hanover, et al. Benno and the night of broken glass jewish book council. My story of finding hope in hitlers death camps to inspire a new generation. The name kristallnacht refers ironically to the litter of broken glass left in the streets after these pogroms. The nurmenburg laws are passed, barring jews from having german citizenship and marrying germans. The night of broken glass by feroz rather goodreads. Night of the broken glass by peter broner, paperback. Buy the night of broken glass book online at low prices in india.
Hundreds of synagogues were burned to the ground, and more than 100 jews were killed. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The night of broken glass on the night of november 9, 1938, violence against jews broke out across the reich. 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. Kristall translates to crystal and refers to the look of broken glass and nacht means night. 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 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. Harpercollins india presents the night of broken glass by. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The night of broken glass edited by uta gerhardt and thomas. 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. It uses historical photographs, eyewitness accounts, maps and primarysource documents to recount the horrors of the night almost 8,000 jewisho educational dealer. Over the last three decades, kashmir has been ravaged by insurgency.
This catseye view introduces the holocaust to children in a gentle way that can open discussion of. The book thief is narrated by death yup, you heard that right who tells us the story of liesel meminger. He asks hans if he still plays the accordion, and hans says yes. Feroz rathers stunning fiction debut, the night of broken glass, changed that for me. The rest of this section is a flashback to hans past.
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. Thomas karlauf is the author of the night of broken glass. The night of broken glass edited by uta gerhardt and. The night of broken glass by feroz rather is the story of a brutal and terrorfilled kashmir.
The pogroms events that violently demolish and wreak havoc upon took place on november 9 th and 10. Rathers book is a collection of stories, thirteen to be precise, that come together to form a larger. Exactly eighty years later, million miles away from germany, a novelinstories borrows its title from the same. 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. On the night of november 9 10, 1938, nazis rampaged in a nationwide pogrom against jews and jewish institutions throughout germany. 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. Hans was a mediocre 22yearold soldier fighting in france in world war i. Before, the jews were simply assaulted and verbally abused. Peter broner has had a varied career as a novelist, playwright, journalist, psychotherapist, and intelligence agent. 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.
The accounts reproduced in this book were among the 263 memoirs. Because of the glass that littered the streets from all the demolished windows. 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. Hundreds of synagogues were burned to the ground and more than 100 jews were killed. My story of finding hope in hitlers death camps to inspire a new generation ross, steve, flynn, ray, frank, glenn, wallace, brian on. Loosely combining a number of characters in different short stories and. The following is an excerpt from the night of broken glass. A stylized intertwining of the stories of three survivors who experienced firsthand the horrific events of november 910th, 1938 in nazi germany.
Emigrating as a boy from germany, he fought in world war ii against germany, serving in various branches of u. Kristallnacht the night of the broken glass igniting the nazi war against jews. However, on the night of november 9, 1938, an unplanned and extremely violent. Book activities for benno and the night of broken glass. The night of broken glass harpercollins publishers india.
Kristallnacht is literally translated to night of crystal and refers to the night of broken glass. 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. 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. On november 9, 1938, the nazi party officials and the sa, instigated the night now referred to as kristallnacht. It was announced unequivocally november 9, 1938, because the kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, was not a night of madness. 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. 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. Click download or read online button to get benno and the night of broken glass book now.
The value of these testimonies lies above all in their detail and. 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. 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 earlier night s horror, a planned pogram against germanys jews came to be known as the kristallnacht the night of broken glass. Exactly eighty years later, million miles away from germany, a novelinstories borrows its title from the same event, often referred to as the. 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. The significance of kristallnacht and the night of broken.
A fictionalized account of nazi germany as experienced by a germ. This book puts together the eye wittness accounts of 21 jews who saw these events unfold. The nook book ebook of the the night of broken glass. The night of broken glass by feroz rather is a debut novel. The night of broken glass paperback august 15, 2015. This book is about the night of broken glass in 1938 when nazis raided destroyed jewish buisneses, synagogues homes accross germany. 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, the night of broken glass on 9 november 1938, was the most.
Weekly reading books create weekly reading books prepare for an entire week at once. The violence continued during the day of november 10, and in some places acts of violence continued for. She studied sociology, philosophy and history at the universities of frankfurt am main and berlin. Jewish newspaper publications were stopped kristallnacht.
The accordionist the secret life of hans hubermann max is standing in the hubermanns kitchen. November 9th 1938 is widely seen as a violent turning poin. 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. The pogroms became known as kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, for the shattered glass from the store windows that littered the streets. Fires were lit, and prayer books, scrolls, artwork and philosophy texts were thrown upon them, and precious buildings were either burned or. Michael was sneaking around while they were having dinner. 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. On november 9, 1938, kristallnacht night of broken glass, jewish stores and homes across germany are attacked.
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. Buy the night of broken glass book online at low prices in. Benno and the night of broken glass download ebook pdf. Kristallnacht or the night of broken glass, also called the november pogroms, was a pogrom. 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. For one horrific night in november 1938, the streets of germany and austria were overrun with people bent on destruction. The night of broken glass is a new book in the snapshots in history series from compass point. 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 night of broken glass the holocaust encyclopedia. The book thief part four summary and analysis gradesaver. 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 night of the broken glass fitzgerald, stephanie. 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. The accepted english translation is the night of broken glass.
Kristallnacht is a german word that consists of two parts. This riveting book prints a collection of 21 eyewitness accounts by german jews. Kristallnacht means crystal night, and has come to be known as night of broken glass. Members of the nazi party and their supporters destroyed close to 8,000 jewishowned business and homes. 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. 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.
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