kristallnacht (also called reichskristallnacht, reichspogromnacht, ) was a two-day pogrom that happened against jews in nazi germany and parts of austria. it was between 9 and 10 november 1938. about 30,000 jews were moved to concentration camps, and over 1,500 synagogues were pillaged and partly destroyed. also, almost all jewish cemeteries in germany and austria were destroyed. this marked the change from discriminating against jews to actively persecuting and deporting them.