A solemn yet inspiring program to mark the 75th anniversary of one of the saddest chapters in the history of mankind will take place Saturday, Nov. 9, at Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah in Wilmette. The free event is open to the public.

Kristallnacht 75

will commemorate and reflect on the first organized act of Nazi violence against the Jewish people of Germany and Austria that culminated in the murder of six million Jews. Called Kristallnacht and translated from the German as the "night of broken glass," that fateful night of Nov. 9, 1938, marked the beginning of Nazi Germany's policy of physical violence against the Jewish people and helped establish the country's policies for the persecution and death of thousands of others of various nationalities, ethnicities and faiths.



Presented by the Museum and in cooperation with the

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, the Kristallnacht 75 ecumenical program will feature remarks from area dignitaries and religious, academic and community leaders on the implications of Kristallnacht.

