Tag: Kristallnacht

The Israeli comedy show "The Jews Are Coming" aired a sketch addressing intergenerational Jewish trauma following a recent tragic event on October 7.
The Kindertransport, which brought over 10,000 child refugees, primarily Jewish, to Britain in the late 1930s, is often portrayed as a successful state-run rescue mission.
This text discusses the significance of food in the lives of Holocaust survivors.
This article discusses the different reactions of the German population during the Holocaust and the Palestinian population today towards the atrocities committed by their respective governments.
The text discusses the increase in anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment in recent times, highlighting incidents of violence against Jews and attacks on Jewish establishments.
In this opinion piece, the author reflects on the parallels between the current treatment of Israel and the events leading up to Kristallnacht, the pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany.
A new user-created map in the popular online game Fortnite has turned the combat-oriented game into a virtual Holocaust museum.
The story follows a narrator attending the funeral of his childhood friend Steven's father.
Saul Rubinek, a Hollywood veteran, delves into his personal connection with Yiddish and the Holocaust as he takes on the role of a rabbi in the Yiddish-speaking film "Shttl," filmed in Ukraine just before the Russian invasion.
This article discusses the story behind the name of the author's grandfather, Felix Muller, and explores the impact of Nazi law on German Jews' names.
This article tells the story of William Cooper, a 77-year-old Yorta Yorta Aboriginal man from Australia, who led a delegation to the German Consulate in Melbourne in 1938 to protest the violence against Jews in Germany.
In 1988, East Germany under Erich Honecker made unprecedented efforts to engage with its Jewish community, organizing events around the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
The article reflects on the experiences of German and Austrian Jews in 1938 leading up to Kristallnacht, as depicted in the 1938Projekt online exhibit by the Leo Baeck Institute.
During the four days of Kristallnacht in 1938, violence erupted in small villages like Nentershausen in Hessen, Germany.
Austria is commemorating the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, a significant event during which nearly all of Vienna's synagogues were destroyed, leading to the forced exodus of Jews from Austria.
A museum exhibition in Berlin sheds light on how the Nazis manipulated Martin Luther's anti-Semitic writings to advance their agenda, particularly showcasing his work "On The Jews And Their Lies."
The article discusses the controversy surrounding the Metropolitan Opera's staging of "The Death of Klinghoffer," focusing on the reactions to the opera about the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro by Palestinians and the murder of passenger Leon Klinghoffer.