Kristallnacht

I was shot defending my synagogue.

On Kristallnacht’s anniversary, here’s how I remain hopeful in the face of antisemitism. 

Yoni joined the March of the Living in Poland
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers his speech during a commemoration ceremony on the anniversary of the November Pogroms of 1938 at the memorial site of the former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar, eastern Germany on November 9, 2026

Europe remembers Kristallnacht, but are its leaders failing today's Jews? - analysis

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivers a speech during the 20th anniversary celebration of the Ohel Jakob synagogue in Munich, Germany November 9, 2026.

Germany faces historic test over rise in antisemitism, Merz says in Kristallnacht speech

Pro-Israel counterprotesters confront a "boycott bike ride" targeting Jewish businesses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 8, 2026.

Philadelphia Jewish leaders encouraged by counter-response to ‘boycott bike ride’


From virtual reality to digital synagogues, tech adds new dimension to Kristallnacht commemorations

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.

 The Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg, Germany once held 1,200 congregants before it was destroyed in Kristallnacht.

Antisemitism is spiraling out of control: We are a step away from harm coming to Diaspora Jews

The lives of Diaspora Jews also came to a halt on October 7. They, too, are at war.

 Revital Yakin Krakovsky

Why is this anniversary of Kristallnacht different from all others? - opinion

The short answer is October 7, 2023 and Hamas’s barbaric, genocidal rampage against Israel. 

 Jews rounded up in Stadthagen after Kristallnacht.

85 years since Kristallnacht, Holocaust survivors say they once again feel unsafe as Jews

Survivors from around the world call out for help in fighting rising antisemitism.

 Pictures of people kidnapped during the October 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas are projected on a synagogue, during a silent march from Cologne Cathedral to a synagogue to mark the eve of the commemoration of Kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, 85 years a

85 years since Kristallnacht, Holocaust survivors say they once again feel unsafe as Jews

Holocaust survivor Manya Wallenfels said, “I think twice before I wear my Star of David. I am afraid to go to the synagogue."

 Gabriella Karin, who survived the Holocaust.  “Never since the Holocaust are Jews so threatened," she said.

Remembering Kristallnacht and the Kindertransport - opinion

This year more than ever, our actions both in the Diaspora and in Israel have transgressed against God’s will by our being so deeply divided and disunited.

 An early image of the Orthodox synagogue in Karlsruhe.

85 years after Kristallnacht, Germany to begin rebuilding grand synagogue in Hamburg

The Bornplatz Synagogue, a neo-Romanesque, 1,200-seat sanctuary that was once the largest synagogue in northern Germany, was burned down on Kristallnacht in 1938.

 The Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg, Germany once held 1,200 congregants before it was destroyed in Kristallnacht.

Definitively measuring antisemitism - opinion

If you advocate against IHRA, you are normalizing the disgusting actions of figures like Roger Waters, who is undoubtedly an antisemite.

 Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters performs during his This Is Not a Drill tour at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, US, September 27, 2022.

Revisiting family roots in Germany

It has long been my husband’s contention that antisemitism in Germany’s rural areas was less onerous initially than it was in the cities. Details that emerged during our visit tended to dispute that.

 Herr Zeller pulling a wagon with a small suitcase and knapsack.

Grapevine November 16, 2022: A government of alienation?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

Former Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai.