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The Hidden Message From Nazi Germany's 'Night of Broken Glass'

JL;DR SUMMARY Marking the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Pat Johnson, director of Upstanders Canada, emphasizes the historical significance and enduring lessons of the event known as the Night of Broken Glass. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryHolocaustNazi GermanyJewish RefugeesKristallnachtHolocaust ComparisonsAntisemitism Awarenessévian Conference

Places mentioned

Germany
"Starting on the evening of November 9th, 1938, a meticulously planned pogrom intended to look like a spontaneous uprising took place against Jews across Nazi-controlled Germany and Austria."
Austria
"Starting on the evening of November 9th, 1938, a meticulously planned pogrom intended to look like a spontaneous uprising took place against Jews across Nazi-controlled Germany and Austria."
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"The parallel of the horrific attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam last Thursday and the anniversary of Kristallnacht invited such comparisons."
Netherlands
"The Dutch King Willem-Alexander apparently told Israels President Isaac Herzog: We failed the Jewish community of the Netherlands during the Second World War and last night we failed again."
vian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France
"Four months before Kristallnacht, 32 free countries met at vian-les-Bains, France, convened by then-U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, to consider how they could save the imperiled Jews of Europe."
Dominican Republic
"Only the Dominican Republic was willing to accept any Jewish refugees."
Canada
"The head of Canadas immigration department, when asked how many Jews our country should accept, famously responded: None is too many."

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