Kristallnacht
‘If not for the Forward, I’d never have been born.’
At 90, Gert Levitan decided it was time to tell the unlikely love story of her parents, and how a beloved Yiddish daily played matchmaker.
Americans Need A Dose Of German Guilt
How might America meet its own moment of moral challenge today if we were to engage habitually in acts of collective responsibility for our past?
‘Jews Want To Destroy Whites’: French Jewish Mayor’s Home Vandalized
There were swastikas and the words “Mayor Marx = Jude,” “Dirty Jew, get out” and “Jews want to destroy Whites.”
80 Years After Kristallnacht, Holocaust Education Is More Important Than Ever
If we forget the history of the Holocaust, we are doomed to repeat it. If we forget the values of the United States, we are doomed to betray them.
Men Shouting In Arabic About Killing Jews Disrupt London Kristallnacht Vigil
A German woman in attendance said: “I think what we just saw was anti-Semitism.”
Austria Confronts Kristallnacht — 80 Years Later
The Holocaust was the attempted destruction of a civilization and also the total destruction of an idea.
12 Holocaust Memorial Stones Swiped On Eve Of Kristallnacht Anniversary
German police have launched an investigation into the theft of at least 12 inscribed metal memorial stones embedded in the pavement.
3 Stalwart Acts Of Faith Saved My Family From The Holocaust
My family was supposed to leave Germany on November 10, 1938, but Kristallnacht foiled our escape plan. What my mother did next saved our lives.
A Family’s Tale Bares Secrets Of Little-Known Jewish Enclave In Dominican Republic
“The story I had always been told started to come apart.”
German Court Ponders Whether Synagogue-Burning Is Always Anti-Semitic, Decides Nah
That this terrible crime occurred in Germany feels weighty and symbolic but is maybe irrelevant, at least when it comes to the crime itself.