Kristallnacht –The Night of Broken Glass – Revisited

Is history repeating itself? On the day after the 73^rd anniversary of Kristallnacht in a Brooklyn Orthodox Jewish neighborhood, containing one of the largest concentrations of Holocaust survivors outside Israel, the virulent fist of anti-Semitism came crashing down once again. Vandals torched cars and scrawled Nazi swatikas and anti-Semitic messages on park benches and sidewalks.

November, 1938 more than 1,000 synagogues were ransacked and burned throughout Germany

On the nights of Nov. 9 & 10, 1938, rampaging mobs throughout Germany freely attacked Jews in the streets, in their homes, and at their places of work and worship. At least 96 Jews were killed and hundreds more injured. More than 1,000 synagogues were ransacked and burned, and 7,500 Jewish businesses were destroyed. Cemeteries and schools were vandalized, and 30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps.

These sickening dimensions of anti-Semitism are to be strongly condemned.  Ebenezer Operation Exodus, a Christian ministry assisting Jewish people return to Israel, stands with the Jewish community of Brooklyn and urges all citizens to stand against intolerance and anti-Semitism wherever it may manifest its vile presence and to be ready to help Jewish people.

At a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise in our country and throughout the world, the Judeo-Christian community must be awake, prepared, and engaged in the battle against all expressions of  anti-Semitic attitudes and actions. Please join us in this stand against anti-Semitism.   

Richard Mozer

Pastoral Team

A Christian ministry helping the Jewish people return to Israel

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