The Holocaust Museum definition of Kristallnacht, when organized violence was directed at Jewish synagogues throughout Germany... These events came to be known as Kristallnacht (commonly translated as “Night of Broken Glass”), a reference to the broken windows of synagogues, Jewish-owned stores, community centers, and homes plundered and destroyed that night. Instigated by the Nazi regime, rioters burned or destroyed 267 synagogues, vandalized or looted 7,500 Jewish businesses, and killed at least 91 Jewish people. They also damaged many Jewish cemeteries, hospitals, schools, and homes as police and fire brigades stood aside.I am not saying it is THE SAME yet. I am saying it is ON A SPECTRUM that heads in the direction of fascism. The same symbolism -- showing a people that they are impotent and in danger.Naomi Wolf Is this not a chilling echo of how schools...hospitals...and homes were targeted in Gaza as forces in charge of the safety of the occupied -- IDF forces -- colluded or stood aside?
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 13:39:28 +0000
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