30 Marcheshvan 5787
Rosh Chodesh Alef
Chodesh Tov!
Chodesh Tov!
THE NIGHT OF BROKEN GLASS - KRISTALLNACHT
Kristallnacht took place on the 16th of Marcheshvan according to the Hebrew calendar, but the world remembers it as 9-10 November. (Ironically, that was the date this year of the Israeli election.)
It's a bit chilling to me that this is the 88th anniversary of that event and 88 is a favorite number of the Nazis as it represents to them the doubled eighth letter of the alphabet - HH - for Heil H*tler. Even more chilling, those days seem to be coming back upon us.
The violent rioting of Kristallnacht officially erupted during the late evening and night of November 9, 1938.While there were scattered acts of state-sanctioned violence earlier in the week, the coordinated, nationwide pogrom was deliberately launched following a fiery speech by Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels in Munich around 10:00 PM on November 9.Instructions were immediately telegraphed to SA (Stormtrooper) and Gestapo units across Germany and Austria. The mass destruction, arson of synagogues, and violent assaults began in full force shortly after midnight, peak hours being between 1:00 AM and 5:00 AM on November 10.
