TheLateHenry t1_ivztquh wrote on November 11, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Reply to comment by TotallyNotAVampire in Unseen Kristallnacht photos published 84 years after Nazi pogrom by danishistorian

Yes to both of those. I also don’t think the word ‚riot‘ fits particularly well, because this was a planned attack on the jews by the nazi party who were in charge (though other members of the public took part or were at least witnesses, as seen in the photos)

TotallyNotAVampire t1_iw0anr3 wrote on November 11, 2022 at 11:06 PM

Oh, so "pogrom" isn't a German word, and it specifically means violence against the Jews. Is that a better translation?

I'd taken it to mean "riot" by analogy with "race riots" in the US, some of which were encouraged and armed by the government.