On 10 November 1938 , during the ' November Pogroms ' , known as Kristallnacht , the museum was shut down by the Gestapo , and the museum 's inventory was confiscated . In 1976 a " Society for a Jewish Museum " formed and , three years later , the Berlin Museum , which chronicled the city 's history , established a Jewish Department , but already , discussions about constructing a new museum dedicated to Jewish history in Berlin were being held
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Jewish Museum Berlin