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Israeli Kristallnacht survivors mark 87th anniversary amid rising global antisemitism

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 07:18:41 +0000

Survivors see parallels between today and period ahead of Holocaust: 'We live in an era equivalent to 1938, where synagogues are burned, and people in the street are attacked'

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Just after Kristallnacht, Gandhi said Jews should die with joy. What would he say now?

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 07:02:32 +0000

Numerous comments on the Holocaust by the renowned Indian leader who favored nonviolence have been misunderstood, say experts -- but what about his aversion to Zionism?

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86 years after Kristallnacht, German congregation gets back key to destroyed synagogue

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 01:36:19 +0000

The relic, one of only two items that survived, was kept by a young girl who escaped the Nazis on the Kindertransport; now it heads home to a community in the midst of a revival

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Jewish students prevent Austrian far-right speaker from laying Kristallnacht wreath

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 06:04:26 +0000

Forming cordon, Vienna protesters tell FPO party's Rosenkranz 'we do not want you to spit in our ancestors' faces'; he eventually leaves, saying he'll yield to their 'violence'

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Antisemitic graffiti spray-painted in Rome’s Jewish Quarter on Kristallnacht

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 03:48:00 +0000

City says it is removing graffiti, which included a Star of David, equal sign and swastika: 'Events like this cause dismay, enormous concern'

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85 years after Kristallnacht, Holocaust survivors say antisemitism now similar to then

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 02:17:43 +0000

Those who survived genocide compare global spike in antisemitic incidents following Oct. 7 Hamas onslaught to Nazi discrimination of Jews: 'This is how it started with the Germans'

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‘Never again’ is now: At Kristallnacht memorial, Scholz vows to protect Germany’s Jews

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 16:14:32 +0000

Chancellor decries uptick in antisemitism, draws parallel between 'mentality of radical Islamists and those on the far right'

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Holocaust survivor recalls Kristallnacht horrors in interactive VR project

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 09:48:50 +0000

Still residing in Munich, 91-year-old Charlotte Knobloch finds herself living through a new wave of hatred but says she won't give up her trust in modern-day Germany

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Hamburg Jewish community to rebuild grand synagogue burnt down on Kristallnacht

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 05:31:45 +0000

Israeli-born entrepreneur launched campaign to restore shul after he came across Torah crown dedicated to Bornplatz rabbi in 2020

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German Jew blasts cops for detaining him for sparring with antisemitic protesters

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 04:42:17 +0000

Marian Offman, Munich's interfaith commissioner, says he called demonstrator who made Nazi reference an 'asshole,' was dragged away by officers; lawmaker demands police explanation

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Yad Vashem revises claim, says released Kristallnacht photos already seen

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 05:45:57 +0000

Recently donated by a former US serviceman’s family, pictures show rare close-up images of Nazi officials carrying out looting and destruction of Jewish property

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Controversial ‘Shoah, Nakba’ event at German institute in Tel Aviv cancelled

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:21:34 +0000

Goethe-Institut's panel had earlier been postponed after an outcry that event was being held on anniversary of Kristallnacht

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In wartime Ukraine, synagogues keep lights on to mark Kristallnacht

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:00:19 +0000

Communities anticipated blackouts as Russia strikes country's energy infrastructure, but were able to quietly mark anniversary of pogrom as brutal war drags on

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KFC Germany pitches crispy chicken to mark Kristallnacht, apologizes

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 20:03:55 +0000

Fast food chain sends push alert saying 'treat yourself to more tender cheese' for anniversary of Nazi pogrom, says bug in system accidentally sent message

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Chilling, newly discovered photos show Nazi Kristallnacht up close

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:39:44 +0000

Yad Vashem says images are first to show pogrom from indoor vantage point; indicate German public was aware and that violence was coordinated by authorities

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