Kristallnacht

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When the Nazis attacked synagogues on Kristallnacht, they were targeting Judaism’s heart and soul

Synagogues are the public manifestation of the Jew’s place in society, writes a scholar of the Holocaust.

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In Germany, Kristallnacht goes by a different name. Here’s why.

The word, which means “night of broken glass” in German, “has a pretty sound,” said a journalist who has studied Nazi-era terms.

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In UK poll, most respondents don’t know how many Jews perished in the Holocaust

U.K. respondents were still more knowledgeable than Americans.

Betty Grebenschikoff, left, 91, reunites with Ana María Wahrenberg, 91, on a Zoom call. The two Holocaust survivors were best friends growing up in Germany and had been searching for each other for more than 80 years. (Courtesy of USC Shoah Foundation)

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Florida Holocaust survivor reunited with childhood friend 80 years after losing contact

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Christiane Amanpour walks back comparison of Trump presidency to Kristallnacht

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Christiane Amanpour invokes Kristallnacht in comparing Trump’s ‘assault on fact’ to the Nazis

All the lights are on at the Great Synagogue of Stockholm, Sweden on Nov. 9, 2020. (Ute Steyer)

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European synagogues keep on their lights to mark 1938 Kristallnacht pogroms

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Senator introduces Kristallnacht memorial resolution condemning anti-Semitism

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaking to the microphone, and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas flanked by Josef Schuster, leader of the Central Council of Jews, and Saxony-Anhalt Governor Reiner Haseloff in Halle, Germany on November 7, 2019 (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Mike Pompeo vows to fight anti-Semitism during visit to German synagogue targeted by gunman

Malmo Synagogue (Wikimedia Commons)

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In first, imam to attend Holocaust commemoration event in Sweden

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