Ernst vom Rath

Diplomat, Deceased Person

1909 – 1938

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Who was Ernst vom Rath?

Ernst Eduard vom Rath was a German diplomat, remembered for his assassination in Paris in 1938 by a Jewish young man, Herschel Grynszpan, which touched off Kristallnacht, The Night of Broken Glass. Despite being a nazi party member, Vom Rath was under investigation for being pro-Jewish by the Gestapo.

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Born
Jun 3, 1909
Frankfurt
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Died
Nov 9, 1938
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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