Posts Tagged: Kristallnacht Anniversary
Austria Launches Investigation After Kristallnacht Commemoration Disrupted by Hitler Speech
Austrian authorities have launched an investigation after a Kristallnacht commemoration ceremony in a local town was shockingly disrupted by the blaring sound of a speech...
Kristallnacht Remembrance to Feature Digital Images of ‘Restored’ Synagogues
JNS.org - The World Jewish Congress will mark the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht by projecting digital reconstructions of 18 synagogues destroyed by Nazis in Germany and...
Bahrain Synagogue Joins Global Initiative to Commemorate ‘Kristallnacht’ Anniversary
The synagogue in the Bahraini capital of Manama kept its lights on Monday night, as part of an international campaign to commemorate the 82th anniversary...
On Kristallnacht Anniversary, Presidents of Israel, Austria, Germany Call for Stand Against Hatred
JNS.org - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday issued a joint call to fight...
US Senate to Submit Measure to Remember Kristallnacht, US Synagogue Shootings
JNS.org - A resolution to mark the 81st anniversary of Kristallnacht, also noting the deadly synagogue shootings in Pittsburgh and Poway, Calif., will be introduced...
Ahead of 81st Kristallnacht Anniversary, Top US Jewish Group Calls for Action Against Rising Global Antisemitism
Jews around the world will commemorate this weekend the 81st anniversary of “Kristallnacht” -- also known as the “Night of Broken Glass” -- which was...
At Kristallnacht Memorial Service in Berlin, Jewish Leaders Sound Alarm on Antisemitism
JNS. org - It’s been 81 years since Kristallnacht (“The Night of Broken Glass”), when Nazis torched synagogues, vandalized thousands of Jewish homes, schools and...
At UN, Conference of Presidents Remembers 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht
JNS.org - The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations commemorated the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, or “Night of the Broken Glass,” last week at the...
Yad Vashem Marks 80 Years Since Kristallnacht
JNS.org - The Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and museum in Jerusalem held a memorial service and seminar on Nov. 8 to mark the 80th anniversary of...
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...
Pro-Israel Rally in Florida Shows Support for Paris and Victims of Deadly Attacks
A pro-Israel rally held Sunday night in Miami Beach drew attention to victims of Friday's deadly Paris attacks and expressed support for the French capital, the Miami...
Swedish Jews Excluded From Kristallnacht Remembrance Over Security Fears
JNS.org - The Jewish community of Sweden was not invited to an annual anti-Nazi event commemorating Kristallnacht due to a perceived security risk, the Swedish newspaper...
Winnipeg Jews and Filipinos to Gather for Joint Kristallnacht Commemoration, Pay Homage to Role of Philippines in Rescue of Jews During Holocaust
For the first time ever, an annual event held in Winnipeg, Canada, to mark the anniversary of Kristallnacht will be attended by the Canadian city's Filipino...
The Jewish Man Who Was Hitler’s Neighbor
A striking article on the BBC's news magazine website tells the story of Edgar Feuchtwanger, a former neighbor of Adolf Hitler's in an affluent Munich...
