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’


Synagogues destroyed on Kristallnacht to be digitally ‘reconstructed’

Digitally reconstructed synagogues will be projected on buildings in Germany during a commemoration ceremony for Kristallnacht.

Illustrative image of a synagogue.

France joins March of the Living initiative commemorating Kristallnacht

From the Walls of the Old city in Jerusalem, to Jerusalem square in Paris.

 Élie Korchia

Poland joins March of the Living initiative commemorating Kristallnacht

International March of the Living launched the ‘Let There Be Light’ global initiative in which individuals, institutions and houses of worship leave their lights on during the night of November 9.

 Rabbi Michael Schudrich.

Hungary joins March of the Living initiative commemorating Kristallnacht

The Great Synagogue in Budapest will be illuminated throughout the night and messages from Holocaust survivors, leaders, and students from around the world will be projected onto its walls.

Dohány Street Synagogue, Budapest

83 years after Kristallnacht, antisemitism is again rising - opinion

This week, Jews all over the world commemorate the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, “The Night of Broken Glass,” named after the windows of Jewish businesses and homes that were shattered in 1938.

 MEMBERS OF the Austrian-Jewish community attend a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht on November 8, 2018, in front of a synagogue in Vienna that had been destroyed.

Jewish leaders take park in March of the Living initiative commemorating Kristallnacht

This initiative continues against the backdrop of rising antisemitism already witnessed throughout 2021. 

 International March of the Living to commemorate Kristallnacht

Second generation Holocaust survivors speak about 'Kristallnacht'

The story of the Hale Family, by Kevin Hale.

 In the photo left Franz Lewin, later Frank Lewin 1925 Breslau - 2008 Princeton.  Lisebeth Tockuss Lewin 1897 Breslau - 1969 New York; Max Lewin 1892 Guttentag (Dobrodzien) - 1973 New York. Ilse Lewin Irène Hale 1929 Breslau - 2006 Long Island.

Arnold Schwarzenegger ties January 6 insurrection to rise of Nazism

The Terminator star compared the two events, arguing that both their occurrences are a result of people being told lies about political elections.

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, France

Project to rebuild Hamburg shul opposed by Jews for hiding Nazi past

The municipality of Hamburg, following objections from the local Jewish community, allegedly demanded the community pay for demolishing the remains of the synagogue.

The Port of Hamburg, Germany

Angela Merkel participates in historic Torah scroll writing ceremony

The 18th century Sulzbacher Torah, which survived the National Socialist Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938 and lay unnoticed for decades in a cabinet in a synagogue in Amberg, Bavaria, was brought back

The Torah scroll found in a wooden shack in the Lodz Ghetto.