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By Andrew Adler Community Editor About a dozen years ago, the American Bar Association organized an exhibit examining a subject that, for most people, occupied the fringes of history. Titled Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under the Third Reich, … Read More
On November 9, 1938, 85 years ago, Nazis began unleashed terror across Germany, raiding Jewish homes, vandalizing and burning synagogues, and smashing and looting Jewish businesses. The carnage that they left behind gave the night its name, Kristallnacht, the night …
Human Resources Lee Chottiner CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour has come under fire for comparing what she called President Donald Trump’s “assault on values” and Kristallnacht. Speaking on Nov. 12 on her show, Amanpour, the veteran journalist stirred more … Read More
Human Resources Lee Chottiner I was sitting at my workstation, typing away on my PC when a Facebook message flashed on the lower righthand corner of my screen: “Walter Boninger has a birthday today.” He would have, if he had … Read More
Survivors of Kristallnacht, including their children and students from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, shared their stories during a commemorartion on November 8 at Adath Jeshurun. (Community photos by Tara Cocco)
Hans Bensinger. Ann Dorzback. Dan Streit. Herta Beskin. Ernie Marx. They all had a story to tell about Kristallnacht, the night of November 9-10, 1938, when Nazis and their sympathizers, in a planned rampage through Jewish quarters in Germany and … Read More
BBYO Shabbat to Remember Louisville BBYO hosted 40 members of the local Jewish community at BBYO’s Global Shabbat, themed A Shabbat to Remember, this November 6-7. Among the participants was Fred Gross, who shared his story of struggle and perseverance, … Read More
“Everybody’s got a story,” said Holocaust survivor and Louisville resident Fred Gross during an address marking Kristallnacht before the public performance of CenterStage Acting Out’s production of And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank in … Read More
See Anne Frank through the eyes of her friends and neighbors in the emotional theatre piece And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank, presented by CenterStage Acting Out. Public performances are on Tuesday, November 10 … Read More
(see below for photo gallery) The United States is a place where immigrants have come for centuries to make new and better lives for themselves. Here in Louisville, a bustling immigrant population has helped make this city incredibly unique and … Read More