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Nazi Germany decided to expel all Polish Jews living in Germany, arresting the Polish jews with the intention of deporting them back to Poland.
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On October 28, 17,000 Jews of Polish citizenship, many of whom had been living in Germany for decades, were arrested and relocated across the Polish border. The Polish government refused to admit them so they were interned in "relocation camps" on the Polish frontier
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Herschel Grynzpan, a Jew shoots a Nazi officer Ernst von Rath.
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On November 8, the first collective punitive measures were announced. All Jewish newspapers and magazines were to cease publication immediately. This ban cut off Jews from their leadership, whose task was to advise and guide them, particularly about emigration.
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The German officer shot by the jew dies finally of his gunshot wounds.
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Joseph Goebbels, the propaganda minister reports on the events saying that Hitler will take no organized attack on the Jews for this act but that response should be ushered spontaneuously by German civilians.
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German civilians break glass and terrorize the homes and workplaces of the Jews in avengment fro the shooting. Police turn a blind eye
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At 1:20 a.m. on November 10, Reinhard Heydrich, in his capacity as head of the Security Police (Sicherheitspolizei) sent an urgent telegram to headquarters and stations of the State Police and to SA leaders in their various districts, which contained directives regarding the riots.
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In the immediate aftermath of Kristallnacht, the Jewish community was required to pay for the damage. They were fined 1 billion Reichsmarks (about $400,000,000) on November 12th and they were not allowed to make any insurance claims for damage to property.
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In July, 1938, a law was passed (effective January 1, 1939) requiring all Jews to carry identification cards. On October 28, 17,000 Jews of Polish citizenship, many of whom had been living in Germany for decades, were arrested and relocated across the Polish border. The Polish government refused to admit them so they were interned in "relocation camps" on the Polish frontier.
