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In 1939, a US couple crossed Nazi-controlled Europe to save 50 Jewish children after Kristallnacht and every one of them survived the Holocaust. Read their story

In 1939, Philadelphia lawyer Gilbert Kraus and his wife Eleanor undertook an extraordinary rescue mission that saved 50 Jewish children from Nazi-controlled Europe. At a time when most Americans opposed admitting refugee children, the couple worked with Brith Sholom to secure visas, gather financial support and bring the children safely…

The Economic Times · Jul 27

Israeli survivors of Kristallnacht mark 87th anniversary of Nazi riots amid rising antisemitism

A dwindling number of Holocaust survivors are marking the 87th anniversary Sunday of Kristallnacht at a time when antisemitism is on the rise, especially in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025

DC Police Claim No Proof of 'Hate or Bias' After Jewish Restaurant Attacked on Anniversary of Infamous Nazi Pogrom

Police and the owner of a kosher restaurant disagree over the motivation behind a recent act of vandalism which occurred on the anniversary of a Nazi pogrom.

Latin Times · Nov 11, 2024

Holocaust survivor recalls 'Night of Broken Glass' horrors in interactive, virtual reality project

Charlotte Knobloch was 6 years old when she saw the synagogues of Munich burning and watched helplessly as two Nazi officers marched away a beloved friend of her father who was beaten up and bleeding on the forehead

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Tensions high as Germany marks 85th anniversary of Nazi pogrom

Kristallnacht marked with speeches and ceremonies, and chancellor decries spate of antisemitic incidents

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

Kristallnacht, 85 years ago, marks the point Hitler moved from an emotional antisemitism to a systematic antisemitism of laws and government violence

Late in 1938, Nazis across Germany attacked Jews and their homes, businesses and places of worship and arrested about 30,000 Jewish men. The attacks became known as Kristallnacht – the “Night of Broken Glass” – for the streets littered with broken glass from the vandalism.

The Conversation · Nov 2, 2023

Dutch Jewish Leaders Face Backlash For Inviting Minister Linked To Terrorist Funding

Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag invited to Kristallnacht commemoration despite funding Palestinian terror group

Zenger · Oct 4, 2023

Holocaust memorial: Kristallnacht photos were already seen

Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial has acknowledged that a series of photos from Nazi Germany’s 1938 pogroms against Jews have been seen and published before, revising a claim it made when releasing the photos last week

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2022

KFC blames a bot for chicken promotion that celebrated the beginning of the Holocaust

The fast-food chain urged its German customers to treat themselves to commemorate the anniversary of Kristallnacht.

Fortune · Nov 11, 2022

KFC apologises after urging customers to buy chicken to commemorate Nazi attacks on Jews

Kristallnacht - The Night of Broken Glass - was named because of the shattered glass that littered the streets after the vandalism and destruction of Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues, and homes

Daily Mirror · Nov 11, 2022