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Tonight Is 70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht

By Howard M. Friedman

Tonight is the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, a Nazi Germany pogrom that killed 92 Jews. Over 25,000 Jews were arrested and many were sent to concentration camps. Jewish businesses were vandalized and more than 200 synagogues were destroyed. The event is often seen as the beginning of the Holocaust. Vatican Radio reports that Pope Benedict XVI's Angelus Address today recalled the event and appealed more broadly against all forms of discrimination and anti-Semitism. He also called attention to the current slaughter of innocent civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Also, marking Krystallnacht, Lubavitch.com reported on Jewish life in Germany today.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on November 09, 2008 (boomark / email).