Birmingham Newspaper Coverage of the Holocaust

NOVEMBER 10, 1938

Kristallnacht in Birmingham Newspapers

Birmingham Post: November 16, 1938

The following articles were pulled from microfilm at the Birmingham Public Library and reflect the events of Kristallnacht as reported by the three Birmingham newspapers. Kristallnacht was a turning point in Nazi anti-Jewish policy that would culminate in the Holocaust. These articles will help students gain an appreciation of how well-informed Birmingham citizens were during this pivotal period.

NOVEMBER 10, 1938

The Birmingham News

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Jews Feel Lash of Angry Nazis Bent on Plunder

The Birmingham Post

The Birmingham Age-Herald

NOVEMBER 11, 1938

The Birmingham News

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nations, Torn By Fear, Feverishly Prepare for War
Page 5:    US, British Public Skeptical of Hitler’s Vows on Territory
Page 10:  The Nazis Go To New Extremes
Page ?:     Silverman to Speak

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    War Peril Revived by Drive on Jews

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nazis Fury Again Aims at Jews

NOVEMBER 12, 1938

The Birmingham News

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nazis Assess Jews $400,000,000 Fine in Slaying of  Official
Page 4:    Not All Germans Are That Despicable
Page 6:    Hitler’s Next Move

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nazis Clamp Fine of Billion Marks on German Jews
Page 3:    Pastor to Base His Sermon on World Events

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nazis Raid Home of Semitics

NOVEMBER 13, 1938

The Birmingham News

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Rearmament is Pushed as Nazis Beat Down Jews
Page 1:    Stalin Regime in Soviet Russia Imperiled by Rebellion
Page 8:    He Can Look at Your Handwriting and Tell What Type You Are
Page 10:  Is There No Limit to Nazi Insanity?
Page 11:  Germany’s March to the East Eyed by Soviet Russia

The Birmingham Post

The Birmingham Age-Herald

NOVEMBER 14, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 4:    Revulsion

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nazis Levy New Fines on Jews
Page 4:   To A Jewish Friend by Dorothy Thompson

NOVEMBER 15, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 4:    Thinks America Should Be On Its Guard
Page 4:    Who Then Is To Blame?

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    British Score Nazis Attacks in Newspapers
Page 1:    US Envoy to Reich Summoned
Page 1:    Senator Proposes End to Relations with Nazi Regime

NOVEMBER 16, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Dictators Warned
Page 3:    Baptists Add Voice for Jews
Page 4:    Harold Helfer’s Open Letter to Hitler
Page 4:    Political Cartoon:  Making His Mark!
Page 4:    Old Folks Starving Here-Is That Worse Than Nazi Cruelty
Page 7:    Hardships Jews Are Suffering Under Hitler Are Revealed

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    France to Bargain with Nazi
Page 1:    Goering Orders Latest Violence to Stop
Page 1:    Nazi Quarantine in All Americas May be US Aim
Page 1:    Treatment of Jews by Nazis Pictured as Beyond Belief
Page 4:    Little Adolf
Page ?:    Forum of the People
Page ?:    Oh, For A Way!
Page ?:    This Morning
Page ?:    US Ambassador is Credited With Plan to Save Jews

NOVEMBER 17, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Hitler Present, But Fails to Talk, Although Other Leaders Speak Out
Page 1:    US, Britain Believed Agreed on Jewish Aid
Page 1:    Germany Opens Move to Seize Homes of Jews
Page 4:    Trial of Assassin Might Bring Out Plot
Page 4:    Wanted: A Homeland
Page 4:    Was it Nazi Plot?

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Further Drop Expected in Business Dealings With Germany
Page 1:    Funeral of Vom Rath Feared Occasion for New Restrictions
Page 6:    Careful, Miss Thompson

NOVEMBER 18, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    1930 Tariff Act Can Be Used as Club on Nazis
Page 1:    Hitler Tells Diplomat to Return Home
Page 4:    Freedom’s Greatest Asset
Page 4:    Says Refugees Should Take Wealth With Them
Page 4:    Political Cartoon: Whom the Gods Would Destroy
Page 4:    Hull Gains; Hitler Loses
Page 10:  Rabbi to Speak on Nazi Persecution
Page 11:  Jewish Women Seek Husbands
Page 16:  Baptists Score German Acts

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nazis Confiscate Art Objects From Homes of Jews
Page 1:    Slain Nazi is Buried as Martyr
Page 4:    Political Cartoon: Going Too Far Back
Page ?:    Britain Seeking Place For Jews
Page ?:    English Reporter in City to Cover Welfare Meeting
Page 5:    Rabbi Plans Sermon
Page ?:    Wise Warning
Page ?:    Give a Man a Chance

NOVEMBER 19, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Hull Appeals to All Nations to Assist Jews
Page 1:    Nazis Call US Envoy Back Home
Page 1:    Plight of Jews Blow to Policy of Chamberlain
Page 2:    Plea of Justice for Jews is Set
Page 4:    American Witness Describes Horror of Drive on Jews
Page ?:    Baptists Assail Nazi Persecutions
Page ?:    Resolution Asks Break With Nazis
Page ?:    Immediate Objective

NOVEMBER 21, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    FDR Urged to Ask for Jewish Refugee Haven
Page 1:    Nazis Vent Ire Again on FDR
Page 4:    Nothing ‘Singular’ About It
Page ?:    Forum of the People

NOVEMBER 22, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Commons Hits Drive On Jews

NOVEMBER 23, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 4:    Refugee Aid Set
Page 6:    A German Boycott?

NOVEMBER 24, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Suicides of German Jews Gain
Page 6:    No Hate for Hate
Page 14:  Peace Policies of US Praised
Page ?:    Nazis Arrest Foreign Jews

NOVEMBER 25, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Jews Fear Fine Will Bar Flight
Page ?:    Inside Germany

NOVEMBER 26, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Nazis Get New Note from US

November 29, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1-2:  Two Nazis Found Guilty as Spies

The Birmingham News

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Jews Feel Lash of Angry Nazis Bent on Plunder

The Birmingham Post

The Birmingham Age-Herald

NOVEMBER 11, 1938

The Birmingham News

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nations, Torn By Fear, Feverishly Prepare for War
Page 5:    US, British Public Skeptical of Hitler’s Vows on Territory
Page 10:  The Nazis Go To New Extremes
Page ?:     Silverman to Speak

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    War Peril Revived by Drive on Jews

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nazis Fury Again Aims at Jews

NOVEMBER 12, 1938

The Birmingham News

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nazis Assess Jews $400,000,000 Fine in Slaying of  Official
Page 4:    Not All Germans Are That Despicable
Page 6:    Hitler’s Next Move

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nazis Clamp Fine of Billion Marks on German Jews
Page 3:    Pastor to Base His Sermon on World Events

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nazis Raid Home of Semitics

NOVEMBER 13, 1938

The Birmingham News

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Rearmament is Pushed as Nazis Beat Down Jews
Page 1:    Stalin Regime in Soviet Russia Imperiled by Rebellion
Page 8:    He Can Look at Your Handwriting and Tell What Type You Are
Page 10:  Is There No Limit to Nazi Insanity?
Page 11:  Germany’s March to the East Eyed by Soviet Russia

The Birmingham Post

The Birmingham Age-Herald

NOVEMBER 14, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 4:    Revulsion

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nazis Levy New Fines on Jews
Page 4:   To A Jewish Friend by Dorothy Thompson

NOVEMBER 15, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 4:    Thinks America Should Be On Its Guard
Page 4:    Who Then Is To Blame?

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    British Score Nazis Attacks in Newspapers
Page 1:    US Envoy to Reich Summoned
Page 1:    Senator Proposes End to Relations with Nazi Regime

NOVEMBER 16, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Dictators Warned
Page 3:    Baptists Add Voice for Jews
Page 4:    Harold Helfer’s Open Letter to Hitler
Page 4:    Political Cartoon:  Making His Mark!
Page 4:    Old Folks Starving Here-Is That Worse Than Nazi Cruelty
Page 7:    Hardships Jews Are Suffering Under Hitler Are Revealed

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    France to Bargain with Nazi
Page 1:    Goering Orders Latest Violence to Stop
Page 1:    Nazi Quarantine in All Americas May be US Aim
Page 1:    Treatment of Jews by Nazis Pictured as Beyond Belief
Page 4:    Little Adolf
Page ?:    Forum of the People
Page ?:    Oh, For A Way!
Page ?:    This Morning
Page ?:    US Ambassador is Credited With Plan to Save Jews

NOVEMBER 17, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Hitler Present, But Fails to Talk, Although Other Leaders Speak Out
Page 1:    US, Britain Believed Agreed on Jewish Aid
Page 1:    Germany Opens Move to Seize Homes of Jews
Page 4:    Trial of Assassin Might Bring Out Plot
Page 4:    Wanted: A Homeland
Page 4:    Was it Nazi Plot?

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Further Drop Expected in Business Dealings With Germany
Page 1:    Funeral of Vom Rath Feared Occasion for New Restrictions
Page 6:    Careful, Miss Thompson

NOVEMBER 18, 1938

The Birmingham News

The Birmingham Post

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    1930 Tariff Act Can Be Used as Club on Nazis
Page 1:    Hitler Tells Diplomat to Return Home
Page 4:    Freedom’s Greatest Asset
Page 4:    Says Refugees Should Take Wealth With Them
Page 4:    Political Cartoon: Whom the Gods Would Destroy
Page 4:    Hull Gains; Hitler Loses
Page 10:  Rabbi to Speak on Nazi Persecution
Page 11:  Jewish Women Seek Husbands
Page 16:  Baptists Score German Acts

The Birmingham Age-Herald

Page 1:    Full Front Page
Page 1:    Nazis Confiscate Art Objects From Homes of 

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