Holocaust Facts

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Kristallnacht

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The Night of Broken Glass, a violent anti-Jewish pogrom that took place on November 9-10, 1938, where Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were attacked.

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Asocial

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A term used by the Nazis to label individuals who did not conform to their societal norms, including political dissidents, homosexuals, and others deemed undesirable.

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Liquidate (in the context of ghettos)

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To forcibly remove and kill the remaining Jews in a ghetto, often by transporting them to extermination camps.

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6 million

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The estimated number of Jews killed during the Holocaust.

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Open ghetto

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A type of ghetto where Jews were allowed to leave during the day but had to return by curfew.

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Nuremberg Laws

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A set of laws enacted in 1935 that institutionalized racial discrimination against Jews in Nazi Germany.

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Concentration camps

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Detention centers established by the Nazis to imprison political opponents, Jews, and other groups deemed undesirable.

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Extermination camps

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Facilities built specifically for the mass murder of Jews and other victims during the Holocaust.

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Final Solution

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The Nazi plan for the systematic extermination of the Jewish people.

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Ghetto

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A section of a city where Jews were forced to live, often in overcrowded and inhumane conditions.