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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

In Remembrance of Kristallnacht, November 9 & 10, 1938


On loan from Jacob Wiener (Zwienicki), Sver Spring, Maryland, USHM
Selma Zwienicki was one of 5 Jews in Bremen who were killed during Kristallnacht. She was shot by SA stormtroopers when she refused to reveal the whereabouts of her husband. Her death certificate (below) hides the true cause of death; it states only that she was found dead.
 


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