Antisemitism- November 9-10

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1938





Approximately 30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps

There are important lessons to be drawn from Kristallnacht, for it served as a bridge experience for both Jews and Nazis. For the Jews, there was the terrifying realization that political antisemitism can lead to violence, even in Western Civilization. It also demonstrated that apathy can still pervade the world when the lives of Jews or other minorities are threatened.

For the Nazis, Kristallnacht taught that while the world might condemn their pogroms, it would not actively oppose them. World opinion, however, taught the Nazis the value of secrecy in the perpetration of future actions against Jews. Added to the complaints of Germans offended by the random violence of Kristallnacht, the stage was set for the "Final Solution"--the organized, bureaucratically efficient genocide of 6,000,000 men, women, and children.

In retrospect, Kristallnacht was more than the shattering of windows and illusions. It portended the physical destruction of European Jewry. As such, this commemoration must be observed both as a memorial and as a warning.

https://www.museumoftolerance.com/education/archives-and-reference-library/online-resources/kristallnacht/kristallnacht-introduction.html

[Behind the Aegis]

1. So quiet; unlike those nights.

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2. There was some silence that night

And in the many following days...

If you listen carefully, you can still hear that same silence.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Yes. It is deafening , but so predictable.

Some things NEVER change.

[Maru Kitteh]

4. Even before October 7, one could find similar images dated 2023.

And nobody wants to believe it could happen here, either.

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5. K&R