Kristall Naucht is a German phrase that translates to "crystal night" in English. It typically refers to the night of November 9th and 10th, 1938, when violent anti-Jewish pogroms took place throughout Nazi Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland.
Sample Sentence 1: During Kristall Naucht, numerous Jewish-owned businesses and synagogues were vandalized and set on fire.
Sample Sentence 2: The Kristall Naucht is considered a turning point in the persecution and marginalization of Jewish people leading up to the Holocaust.