2.1K views · 37 reactions | Historian Laurence Rees reveals why 1938...

OTD in 1938, the German government issued a discriminatory executive order requiring Jewish people to add Israel or Sara to their names if their first names were not state-approved by the Third Reich. This is a past that we cannot ignore, nor avoid. 📹 The SPLC traveled to Germany to take part in the Critical Memory Project, exploring hard history and how people have adapted in its wake. Read how we intended to continue the mission 🔗: https://bit.ly/4mNR0vO | Southern Poverty Law Center

On this day in 1938, the Kristallnacht pogrom marked a turning point in Nazi persecution of Jews, as state-led antisemitic violence escalated across Germany and Austria. | Holocaust Educational Trust (UK)

4.7K views · 326 reactions | Kristallnacht, “The Night of Broken Glass,” was the deliberate harassment and persecution of innocent Jews across Germany in 1938. The testimonies of Holocaust survivors like Susan are critical in ensuring that these horrific events are never forgotten. #StandUpToJewishHate # | Stand Up to Jewish Hate | Facebook