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'Everything was changed': What led to, and followed, Kristallnacht 82 years ago?

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:52:20 +0100

November 9th, 2020 marks the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht, an event often considered a seminal point in the persecution of the Jews under National Socialism.

Germany agrees compensation for Kindertransport refugees

Mon, 17 Dec 2018 16:55:30 +0100

The German government said Monday it has agreed to an one-off payment to survivors of the Kindertransport programme, which brought Jewish children persecuted in Nazi Germany to safety in Britain.

Germany: what I've learned from living in the country from which my family once fled

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 18:45:45 +0100

Eight decades after Kristallnacht, The Local's editor Rachel Stern looks back on her own family history and the members who became victims of National Socialism, as well as what calling Germany home means to her today.

Germany recalls Kristallnacht with warning for the present

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 09:46:58 +0100

Germany has been remembering victims of the Nazi pogrom that heralded the start of the Third Reich's drive to wipe out Jews, at a time when anti-Semitism is resurgent in the West.

Update: Hundreds to stand against far-right march planned on 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 13:04:58 +0100

More than a thousand people are expected to join a counter-protest on Friday against a far-right extremist march planned to take place on the 80th anniversary of the ‘Kristallnacht’ pogroms.

Germany has 'everlasting responsibility' to combat anti-Semitism: Merkel

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:08:10 +0200

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Israel's Holocaust memorial on Thursday and spoke of her country's "everlasting responsibility" to remember the tragedy and oppose anti-Semitism.

Police probe neo-Nazi list of Jewish addresses in Berlin

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 12:23:30 +0100

German police launched an investigation Thursday after the addresses of Jewish institutions were published on Facebook by neo-Nazis on the anniversary of the 1938 pogroms against Jews.

Vigils mark Nazi pogrom anniversary

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 11:56:00 +0100

Germany on Saturday began marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi pogrom Kristallnacht with solemn ceremonies and touching and innovative tributes to the victims.

Historian questions Kristallnacht catalyst

Fri, 08 Nov 2013 17:46:00 +0100

As Germany prepares to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht this weekend, a new book has called into question the event long cited as triggering the Nazi pogrom.

Merkel warns of pogrom anniversary backlash

Sat, 02 Nov 2013 16:34:00 +0100

Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Saturday to be vigilant to the dangers of anti-Semitism ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom.

Berlin shops 'smash glass' to mark pogrom

Fri, 01 Nov 2013 10:45:00 +0100

Germany's most famous department store will cover its windows with the jagged pattern of broken glass to mark the 75th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom next week.

Jewish leaders urge Germans to remember Nazi pogrom

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:39:00 +0100

German Jewish leaders urged the country Monday to remember November 9 as not only the date the Berlin Wall fell, but also as the anniversary of the Nazi Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938.