Kristallnacht Materials Recovered

NYTIMES: Germany update


So residents of the town of Klandorf, Germany, since 1938, have thought that their town was so far "away from everything here...[that] surely it would not interest anyone.” What is interesting about Klandorf? Personal and religious items stolen from people and houses during Kristallnacht were thrown in the local trash dump in the days following the event. It's a veritable treasure trove of historical 'data' - materials like these have been extremely hard to find (save for some letters and a film held by the Jewish Museum) in the 80 years since then.