Firefighters use water hoses to save a home while the building next door is covered in smoke and burns. A group of people of various ages stand off to the left and look directly at the camera.
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Synagogue in Oberramstadt burns during Kristallnacht

As the synagogue in Oberramstadt burns during Kristallnacht (the "Night of Broken Glass"), firefighters instead save a nearby house. Local residents watch as the synagogue is destroyed. Oberramstadt, Germany, November 9-10, 1938.


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