Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, a pogrom in Nazi Germany carried out Nov. 9-10, 1938.
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News From virtual reality to digital synagogues, tech adds new dimension to Kristallnacht commemorations in Germany
Some Jewish groups are tying their commemorations together with a statement on the current Gaza war — and some are using virtual reality technology to give their projects new dimensions
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News On 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Holocaust survivors say they fear familiar antisemitism
"It just brought back so many memories," one Holocaust survivor said about learning about Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel
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Fast Forward 85 years after Kristallnacht, Germany to begin rebuilding grand synagogue in Hamburg
'The Bornplatz Synagogue will rise again and become a monument of remembrance, serving as the visible center for the vibrant Jewish life in our city,' Rabbi Shlomo Bistrizky said
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Opinion As Yom Kippur approaches, the legacy of America’s treatment of Jewish refugees must be a call to action
Increasing numbers of migrants are pouring into American cities. They need our help.
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Fast Forward KFC Germany apologizes for ‘treat yourself’ chicken promotion tied to Kristallnacht
'It’s memorial day for Kristallnacht! Treat yourself with more tender cheese on your crispy chicken,' KFC Germany said in a message to customers.
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News 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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Opinion On Kristallnacht, the world ignored Jewish suffering. Today, we risk repeating this mistake
On the way to school, 10-year-old Ruth Winkelmann saw Nazi stormtroopers painting a Star of David onto the back of a religious Jew’s coat. In an interview with the BBC, Ruth said: “I thought, ‘My dad is with me and nothing bad can happen to me,’ but it was a very disturbing sight, and I…
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Community The use and misuse of Holocaust analogies after the attack on the Capitol
Among other awakenings last week, many Americans received a crash course about the Holocaust in the aftermath of the terrible events at the Capitol. Given recent studies showing Americans’ lack of knowledge about the Holocaust — along with slogans on display among last week’s mob in Washington, DC, including “Camp Auschwitz” and “Work Brings Freedom,”…
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