Kristallnacht

It is now referred to as the November Pogrom, formerly known as Kristallnacht.

He and his family left on his birthday, Aug. 5, 1938, just three months before the Nazis ransacked Jewish homes as part of Kristallnacht.

These events coincided with the anniversary of the Nazi pogroms on Jews in 1938, also known as Kristallnacht.

For many, it was especially shocking coming on the eve of commemorations marking Kristallnacht, the 1938 Nazi pogroms against German Jews.

The outcry was exacerbated by the attacks occurring on the eve of the anniversary of Kristallnacht - Nazi pogroms against German Jews that took place in 1938.