In 1938 , Streicher ordered the Great Synagogue of Nuremberg destroyed as part of his contribution to '' Kristallnacht '' . Streicher later claimed that his decision was based on his disapproval of its architectural design , which in his opinion " disfigured the beautiful German townscape . " John Gunther described Streicher as " the worst of the anti-Semites " , and his excesses brought condemnation even from other Nazis . Streicher 's behaviour was viewed as so irresponsible that he was embarrassing the party leadership ; chief among his enemies in Hitler 's hierarchy was '' Reichsmarschall '' Hermann Göring , who loathed him and later claimed that he forbade his own staff to read '' Der Stürmer ''
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Julius Streicher