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b'By November 1938 the scene in Germany was at its darkest yet, as the full scale of Hitler\\u2019s intentions for the Jewish population of the German Reich was becoming evermore apparent. As the threat of another world war increased, so the Nazi anti-semitism machine went up a gear. Synagogues were destroyed, Jewish businessmen, bureaucrats, lawyers and doctors disbarred, plans were made for a mass expulsion of Jews from Europe. But the worst was yet to come, as the assassination of a German official in Paris in late 1938 instigated the most savage wave of Jewish persecution in Germany so far\\u2026\\n\\nJoin Dominic and Tom as they discuss the build up to Krystallnacht - the Night of Broken Glass - and the diabolical destruction, brutality and violence that ensued. By the end of 1938, Hitler\\u2019s two dearest ambitions, an apocalyptic victory over the Jewish people and the conquest of Europe itself, seemed terrifyingly within reach.\\n\\n*The Rest Is History LIVE in 2024*\\n\\nTom and Dominic are back onstage this summer, at Hampton Court Palace in London! \\n\\nBuy your tickets here: therestishistory.com\\n\\nTwitter:\\n@TheRestHistory\\n@holland_tom\\n@dcsandbrook\\n\\nProducer: Theo Young-Smith\\nAssistant Producer: Tabby Syrett\\nExecutive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'