Beyond the broken glass: The human cost of the 1938 November Pogrom
What was announced
On his way to school in Vienna on the morning of 10 November 1938, eight-year-old Arthur Schneier watched his synagogue burn while firefighters and police officers stood by “rejoicing”.
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