Israeli survivors of Kristallnacht mark 87th anniversary of Nazi riots amid rising antisemitism [View all]

Source: AP

By MELANIE LIDMAN
Updated 11:10 PM CST, November 8, 2025

JERUSALEM (AP) — Walter Bingham was 14 years old when Nazis plundered Jewish businesses and places of worship across Germany and Austria in what became known as Kristallnacht, or the “Night of Broken Glass.”

Bingham is among a dwindling number of Holocaust survivors marking the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht Sunday, at a time when antisemitism is on the rise, especially in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.

The Nov. 9, 1938, attack was a stark turning point in the escalating persecution that led to the killing of 6 million European Jews by the Nazis and their supporters during the Holocaust.

The recent attacks against Jewish symbols across the world, including synagogues in Australia and Israeli sports teams in Europe, among others, worry the survivors.



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