This is the Forward’s coverage of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, a pogrom in Nazi Germany carried out Nov. 9-10, 1938.
Kristallnacht
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Culture What will become of the Dutch farm school that saved my father from the Nazis?
A plan to create housing and a new memorial center on the site of Holland's 'Werkdorp Wieringermeer' is drawing mixed reviews
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Fast Forward A survivor kept the key from a German synagogue destroyed on Kristallnacht. 86 years later, the relic is returning home.
An American cantor’s mother held onto the key — and her memories — after the Nazis destroyed her community
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Opinion 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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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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