(Jewish Group) Kristallnacht anniversary is a sobering prompt for a shift in our approach to eradica
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Kristallnacht anniversary is a sobering prompt for a shift in our approach to eradicating anti-Semitism
On this day 79 years ago, Nazis across Germany and Austria razed Synagogues, smashed windows and murdered almost 100 innocent Jews in a violent pogrom. Kristallnacht – or ‘Night of Broken Glass’ – is so named to describe the shattered glass that littered the streets the next morning. In the weeks that followed, around 30,000 Jews were transported to concentration camps – a sorrow foreshadowing of what would soon ensue.
On Kristallnacht’s 79th anniversary, I am compelled to address the rising tide of anti-Semitism sweeping Europe, reaching levels not seen since the end of this darkest chapter in Europe’s history.
In the first half of 2017, some 767 anti-Semitic attacks were recorded in the UK alone. This represents the highest figure since monitoring began in 1984 and, staggeringly, was a 30 per cent increase on 2016. In the meantime, violent assaults on Jews this year have risen 78 per cent compared with the same period in 2016.
The above figures are broadly replicated in other major Jewish communities throughout Europe, including France and Germany.
Kristallnacht is considered by many to represent the transition from the harassment of Jewish communities to outright violence against them.
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