Describes how the strong dislike of Jews that existed in Europe since social Darwinism became popular in the 1870's led eventually to Kristallnacht or "Night of broken glass" in 1938 when Jews throughout Germany and Austria were subjected to brutality and thousands of horrors in a single night. .

The fire pit: antisemitism -- Preparing the fire: political revolution -- Sparks begin: exclusion -- The torch is lit: Kristallnacht -- The fire blazes: the Holocaust.