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In 1939, a US couple crossed Nazi-controlled Europe to save 50 Jewish children after Kristallnacht and every one of them survived the Holocaust. Read their story

In 1939, Philadelphia lawyer Gilbert Kraus and his wife Eleanor undertook an extraordinary rescue mission that saved 50 Jewish children from Nazi-controlled Europe. At a time when most Americans opposed admitting refugee children, the couple worked with Brith Sholom to secure visas, gather financial support and bring the children safely…

The Economic Times

Israeli survivors of Kristallnacht mark 87th anniversary of Nazi riots amid rising antisemitism

A dwindling number of Holocaust survivors are marking the 87th anniversary Sunday of Kristallnacht at a time when antisemitism is on the rise, especially in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

DC Police Claim No Proof of 'Hate or Bias' After Jewish Restaurant Attacked on Anniversary of Infamous Nazi Pogrom

Police and the owner of a kosher restaurant disagree over the motivation behind a recent act of vandalism which occurred on the anniversary of a Nazi pogrom.

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Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg − even as the city rebuilds a former synagogue burned in the Nazi pogrom

Johanna Neumann was 8 when she witnessed a mob of local citizens and Nazis vandalizing the Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg. They were “shouting and throwing stones at the marvelous glass windows,” as she later said in an oral history interview. Other students at the Jewish school nearby described a mountain…

The Conversation

Trump's Call for "One Violent Day" Sparks Backlash, Comparisons to 'The Purge' and Kristallnacht

Critics are slamming the proposal as dangerous, while supporters advocate for tougher crime measures ahead of the 2024 election.

Latin Times

King thanked for ‘loving kindness’ in ‘fractured world’ at Kristallnacht event

Charles spoke with Kindertransport refugees in an event in London jointly organised with the Association of Jewish Refugees.

The Independent UK

Germans commemorate 'Night of Broken Glass' terror as antisemitism is on the rise again

Across Germany, in schools, city halls, synagogues, churches and parliament, people are coming together to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht — or the “Night of Broken Glass” — in which the Nazis terrorized Jews throughout Germany and Austria

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Holocaust survivor recalls 'Night of Broken Glass' horrors in interactive, virtual reality project

Charlotte Knobloch was 6 years old when she saw the synagogues of Munich burning and watched helplessly as two Nazi officers marched away a beloved friend of her father who was beaten up and bleeding on the forehead

The Independent UK

Tensions high as Germany marks 85th anniversary of Nazi pogrom

Kristallnacht marked with speeches and ceremonies, and chancellor decries spate of antisemitic incidents

The Guardian - UK

Kristallnacht, 85 years ago, marks the point Hitler moved from an emotional antisemitism to a systematic antisemitism of laws and government violence

Late in 1938, Nazis across Germany attacked Jews and their homes, businesses and places of worship and arrested about 30,000 Jewish men. The attacks became known as Kristallnacht – the “Night of Broken Glass” – for the streets littered with broken glass from the vandalism.

The Conversation

Dutch Jewish Leaders Face Backlash For Inviting Minister Linked To Terrorist Funding

Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag invited to Kristallnacht commemoration despite funding Palestinian terror group

Zenger

Holocaust memorial: Kristallnacht photos were already seen

Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial has acknowledged that a series of photos from Nazi Germany’s 1938 pogroms against Jews have been seen and published before, revising a claim it made when releasing the photos last week

The Independent UK

KFC blames a bot for chicken promotion that celebrated the beginning of the Holocaust

The fast-food chain urged its German customers to treat themselves to commemorate the anniversary of Kristallnacht.

Fortune

KFC apologises after urging customers to buy chicken to commemorate Nazi attacks on Jews

Kristallnacht - The Night of Broken Glass - was named because of the shattered glass that littered the streets after the vandalism and destruction of Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues, and homes

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Al Jazeera

KFC apologises for Nazi ‘Kristallnacht’ chicken promotion

Restaurant sent a message urging customers ‘treat themselves’ on anniversary of the 1938 ‘Night of Broken Glass’.

France 24

Previously unseen photos show Nazis' Kristallnacht pogrom up close

Harrowing, previously unseen images from 1938's Kristallnacht pogrom against German and Austrian Jews have surfaced in a photograph collection donated to Israel's Yad Vashem memorial, the organization said Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Newly discovered photos show Nazi Kristallnacht up close

Harrowing, previously unseen images from 1938′s Kristallnacht pogrom against German and Austrian Jews have surfaced in a photograph collection recently donated to Israel’s Yad Vashem memorial

The Independent UK

Kristallnacht survivors warn about antisemitism, hate speech

Holocaust survivors from around the world are warning of the reemergence of antisemitism as they mark the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht — the “Night of Broken Glass.”

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His cousin's long-lost book was a poignant surprise for Minn.'s former U.S. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz

Ulrich Boschwitz wrote his novel about a German Jew on the run in the days after Kristallnacht.

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