Kristallnacht
kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, was a series of deadly attacks coordinated in Nazi Germany and Austria on the night of November 9, 1939 against the Jewish population. Throughout this night, Jewish owned businesses, synagogues, and other establishments with Jewish affiliation, were destroyed- their windows smashed and ransacked; Over 96 Jews were massacred, at least 300 committed suicide, and 30,000 arrested and taken to concentration camps. Over 7,000 Jewish owned businesses were destroyed, and over 1,000 synagogues burned. The kristallnacht was essentially a pre-cursor to the Nazi's "final solution" of extermination for the Jews.
Hitler's former Jewish neighbor recounts life in Nazi Germany - report
Now 100 years old, Edgar Feuchtwanger recalls living across the street from Hitler in 1920s and 1930s Munich—and the chilling turn that forced his family to flee.
Die Tochter einer Kristallnacht überlebender kehrte die Schlüssel einer zerstörten Synagoge zurück
From Kristallnacht to Kindertransport: A personal story of hope - opinion
Standing proud as a Jew in Europe and finding allies amid antisemitism - opinion
The year is 1938: European Jews, leave now - opinion
From Amsterdam to Madrid, Uber drivers to dedicated WhatsApp groups for antisemitic incidents, Jews have no more business in Europe/
Urgent lessons from Kristallnacht’s history after Amsterdam’s pogrom - opinion
Today, maintaining a stable order is crucial to preserving liberty. The pogrom in Amsterdam should serve as a wake-up call and a mandate for action.
A survivor kept the key from a German synagogue destroyed on Kristallnacht
Now, 86 years later, the relic is returning home.
Thousands of students commemorate 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht at Oporto Holocaust Museum
The President of the Porto Jewish Community, Gabriel Senderowicz, stated that "Kristallnacht is not part of history but happening today. The way to fight antisemitism is to educate the youth."
This week in Jewish history: Kristallnacht and Israeli campaign in Gaza
An abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.
Echoes of Kristallnacht remind us to stand strong against antisemitism’s resurgence - opinion
Like Kristallnacht, October 7 revealed Hamas’s genocidal intent to destroy the State of Israel and kill as many Jews as possible.
Jewish students prevent Austrian far-right speaker laying Kristallnacht wreath
Protestors held a banner that read, "The word of those who honor Nazis is worthless."
'This is what globalize the intifada looks like': Global leaders react to Amsterdam pogrom
"In terrible historical irony, this is happening two days before the anniversary of Kristallnacht in 1938, when Nazi-sanctioned and led pogroms against Jews erupted across the German Reich."
Revisiting Kristallnacht with rising global antisemitism - opinion
On this 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht, all of us across continents have been newly and harshly confronted with the rising specter of classic antisemitism and its new form, anti-Zionism.
Global silence on Iran's calls to kill Jews draws Nazi-era comparisons - opinion
After Kristallnacht, some members of the Nazi regime openly called for the genocide of the Jews. In today’s times, the Iranian regime and its supporters call for the destruction of Israel.
Claims Conference unveils future of Holocaust education in mixed-reality Kristallnacht experience
“There’s a lot of ways to communicate with people about Judaism and the history of Jewish people and the history of antisemitism that people care about. People are interested. People want to learn.”
