The course of events during ”Crystal Night”
not only represent a first, unprecedented
climax of the persecution, but also caused a
far-reaching destruction of the Jewish area
of life. In the morning of Thursday, November
10, 1938 all the Synagogues within the county
of Huenfeld were burned down, only some
outside walls remained standing; with the
exception of Eiterfeld, where thugs had
wrecked the sanctuary of
the Synagogue. The Jewish men were taken
into custody at the Huenfeld city hall, and
later on they were hauled off to the
Buchenwald KZ. The property belonging to
the Synagogue was taken over as
”expropriated property” by the city of
Huenfeld, in order to be sold at a later time
to a potential buyer. This arbitrary and
fraudulent business practice is being
demonstrated in an incredible way by the
here presented documents.
From ”Kristallnacht” up to Deportationon
The Huenfeld News reported with gloating
satisfaction about the November pogrom and its
consequences
