Kristallnacht

Cantor brings Jewish music lost in Kristallnacht back to Germany - interview

Assaf Levitin told The Jerusalem Post that his work is intended to be comprehensive. "I do not want to only bring one or two pieces back in the repertoire and say 'never again.'"

Assaf Levitin (right) with Amnon Seelig (left).
A police car is parked behind a yellow tape near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, US May 22, 2025. (illustrative)

Maryland man pleads guilty for mailing violent antisemitic threats to 25 Jewish sites

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store speaks during a joint press conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 25, 2025.

Benjamin Netanyahu rejects request by Norway's Jonas Støre to visit Israel

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Chaim Herzog lambasts the Assembly after the adoption of Resolution 2279, stating that "Zionism is a form of racism," November 10, 1975.

50 years since UN resolution, the world proves anti-Zionism is actually racism - opinion


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.

Former Jewish leader clashes with demonstrators at Munich anti-vax protest on Kristallnacht

Marian Offman, former deputy chair of the Jewish community of Munich and Upper Bavaria, clashed verbally with the demonstrators at the anti-government rally in the Bavarian state capital.

The town hall of Munich, Germany.

European leaders reflect on rising antisemitism trends

The European Jewish Association brought together a plethora of European leaders, survivors and community leaders to Krakow and Auschwitz-Birkenau.

 GAZING AT the carnage of  Kristallnacht, November 1938.

Kristallnacht's enduring relevance

 The Miller center

Watch Now: 2022 Let There Be Light global initiative in Jerusalem, Vienna and Dubai

84 years since Kristallnacht: Commemorative events held in Jerusalem, Vienna, & Dubai

 Emirati children lit a torch of hope together with Holocaust survivor and witness to Kristallnacht, Eve Kugler, at an event in Dubai commemorating the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht.

Remembering Kristallnacht, the night of horror -opinion

Unfortunately, today its government is not doing enough to eradicate the re-emergence of Jew hatred manifested by demonstrations and attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions.

 GAZING AT the carnage of  Kristallnacht, November 1938.

German event comparing Holocaust to 'Nakba' canceled after Yad Vashem intervenes

The planned panel faced stark criticism from the Israeli Foreign Ministry and Jewish organizations.

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold boards during a rally marking Nakba Day, outside Tel Aviv University