Are we living in a pre-war age? It has been 85 years since the Nazi regime instigated a violent antisemitic outburst that changed the course of history. Almost a century on, some fear that tensions could spill over once again.
Night of broken glass still haunts Germany
Violence and vandalism: 267 synagogues were destroyed and 7,000 Jewish businesses were torn down on Kristallnacht. Glossary
Pogrom - A violent riot with the aim of massacring or forcing out an ethnic group, particularly Jewish people.
Plundered - Steal goods, typically by force.
Brutalised - To treat someone in a needlessly violent and brutal way.
Desecrated - Treat with violent disrespect.
Collective - Done by people acting as a group.
Forerunner - A sign or warning of something to come.
Harbinger - Someone or something that announces the approach of something else. An indicator.
Sectarianism - Political or cultural conflict between two groups. Between 85% and 90% of the world’s Muslims belong to the Sunni sect. Shias account for roughly 10%.
Imminent - About to happen.