Posts Tagged: Kristallnacht
Yes, Freedom of Speech, but Not Freedom to Hate
Adapted from remarks delivered at a community vigil at the Miami Beach Holocaust Memorial on Oct 27th, 2018. Ladies and gentlemen, as you know, there is...
Eighty Years After Kristallnacht, the Murder of Jews Continues
Over the course of 48 hours on November 9-10, 1938 -- now known as Kristallnacht -- 96 Jews were killed, 1,300 synagogues and 7,500 businesses...
The Connection Between the World War I Armistice and Kristallnacht
JNS.org - Two grimly sobering anniversaries fall in November. On the 9th and 10th, we will mark the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht -- the orgy...
Hanukkah and Christmas Lights Intertwine in Former Nazi Hotbed
JNS.org - Most residents of Tübingen, Germany, probably don’t even know that the local “synagogenplatz” (synagogue plaza) even exists. The rusted memorial to the synagogue -- which burned...
Kristallnacht, and Our Modern-Day Approach to Antisemitism
Seventy-nine years ago, Nazis across Germany and Austria razed synagogues, smashed windows and murdered almost 100 innocent Jews in a violent pogrom. Kristallnacht -- or the "Night...
Kristallnacht: When America Failed the Jews
On November 11, 1938, a front-page story appeared in The New York Times. It read: “A wave of destruction, looting, and incendiarism unparalleled in Germany since the...
German Holocaust Survivor Recounts Kristallnacht in New Book
"Mazel Tov" is the customary response to the sound of shattering glass at the conclusion of a Jewish wedding ceremony. But for a young Fred...
Jewish Human Rights Group: German Court Ruling in Synagogue Arson Case ‘Legitimizes Violent Antisemitism’
A German regional court’s affirmation of a lower court ruling that a July 2014 attempt by three Muslim men to burn down a Wuppertal synagogue...
German Police Open Investigation After Neo-Nazi Group Publishes Addresses of Berlin Jewish Institutions on Facebook on Kristallnacht Anniversary
German police have opened an investigation after a neo-Nazi group published online the addresses of dozens of Berlin Jewish institutions -- including schools, stores, restaurants...
A Tribute to ‘Uncle Boydie’ on the Anniversary of Kristallnacht
On November 9, 1938, Otto Jontof-Hutter was one of 30,000 Jews arrested in Stuttgart. That day -- Kristallnacht -- saw Jewish homes, schools, hospitals and synagogues across Germany and...
The Sounds of Broken Glass: Reflections on Kristallnacht and Israel
JNS.org - This month, Jews around the world came together in synagogues, community centers, and schools to commemorate Kristallnacht — the night of broken glass. We do...
What the Horrors of Kristallnacht Should Teach Us Today
During the summer of 1938, with an urgent situation facing Jews in Nazi-occupied lands, 32 nations gathered in Evian, France, to find a solution to the...
As Germany Marks Kristallnacht Anniversary, Leading Berlin Theater Cancels Event With Anti-Semitic Son of Clinton Advisor
Following protests from German members of parliament, one of Berlin's leading theaters has canceled a discussion scheduled for tonight featuring Max Blumenthal, an American anti-Semitic...
German Left-Wing Parliamentarians Lead Renewed Charge Against Anti-Semitic Son of Clinton Adviser
Two of Germany's most well-known left-wing members of parliament have urged a leading Berlin theater to "reconsider" the hosting of a November 9 discussion on...
