After the anti-Jewish riots of Kristallnacht of 9/10 November 1938 in Germany , similar riots took place on 12/13 November in Danzig . The Great Synagogue was taken over and demolished by the local authorities in 1939 . Most Jews had already left the city , and the Jewish Community of Danzig decided to organize its own emigration in early 1939
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Free City of Danzig