The November Pogrom took place on November 9-10, 1938, throughout Nazi Germany. It resulted in Jewish deaths, mass incarcerations and deportations of Jews, and the widespread destruction of Synagogues, as well as Jewish businesses and houses. The November Pogrom marks a turning point in the development of Nazi policies towards the Jews, and an important event on the way to the Holocaust, where, for the first time, the entire German state apparatus submitted to Nazi ideology and policies. It is still remembered as one of the most significant moments in the history of Nazi Germany.
In this lecture, we will discuss the events that led to the pogrom, the pogrom itself, and why it was already so significant at the time. We will also take a look at the memory of the event and why 87 years later, Kristallnacht is still essential in understanding Nazi Germany and other authoritarian regimes.
About the Lecturer
Lior Becker, PhD, is a modern historian, teacher, and interdisciplinary scholar. His areas of expertise are Holocaust history, historiography and memory, 19th and 20th-century intellectual history, genocide studies, and Eastern-European Jewish history and culture. He has long experience teaching teens and adults in both Sweden and Israel.
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