The Assassination of Ernst vom Rath
What lead up to the Assassination of Ernst vom Rath The Assassin Herschel Grynszpan The Victim Ernst vom Rath The assassination of the Nazi diplomate to France, Ernst Vom Rath, by Herschel Grynszpan would be based on retaliation against a government due to its treatment of an ethnic population. Hitler took power in 1933 and immediately ousted opposing factions in the German government. His ability to do this was due to the powers he gained when the Nazi party staged the burning of the Reichstag and successfully blamed it on socialist and communist elements in Germany. Hitler would use this newfound power to start systematic campaigns of violence against the German Jewish population. The early campaigns would range from boycotting, protesting, and destroying Jewish businesses, forcing Jewish people to wear public insignias, and ousting them from any government position