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Broken Glass, Broken Dreams

est we forget.
That's why we must remember, each and
every year, the horrors of Kristallnacht ("Night
of Broken Glass"), and the founda-
tion it laid for what would be the
darkest time in Jewish history, the

Shoah.
Many laws and regulations
aimed at social ostracism came
with the National Socialist German
Workers' party's seizure of power in
1933, but Germany's Jews some-
how held on to their economic
standing, despite the spread of the
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National Socialist movement, the
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euphemism for Nazism.
Editor
But the assassination of a
German diplomat in Paris by a Jew
gave the National Socialist Party's Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler,
a sudden opportunity to legitimize a pogrom against
German Jews in the form of a state attack on Jewish
homes, businesses and synagogues.
The reign of terror began the night of Nov. 9, 1938,
and went into the next morning. When it stopped,
businesses were destroyed, synagogues and homes were
burned, and Jews were murdered. Countless women
were raped. German concentration camps also began to
take on a larger role after Kristallnacht; 26,000 Jews
were quickly confined, but most were soon released.
Hitler's secret police (the SS and SA) and the Hitler
Youth wreaked most of the havoc. But, in keeping with
Hitler's dream of world indoctrination, his official pro-
nouncement "emphasized the spontaneous and broad
participation of the masses," according to The
Encyclopedia of the Third Reich.
To commemorate the 62nd anniversary of
Kristallnacht, we've prepared a package (beginning on
page 28) that includes Staff Writer Harry Kirsbaum's
profile of Farmington's Marianne Wildstrom, whose
family was horrifyingly changed by that fateful night, as
well as a Jewish Family Service-prepared "Q&A" for
Shoah survivors who may qualify for restitution and a
companion commentary by Jeannie Weiner, a past JFS
vice president. There's also Rabbi Herbert Yoskowitz's
spiritual retrospective on the "Night of Broken Glass."
We revisit Kristallnacht because it's a moment in
Jewish history we must never forget, to assure nothing
like it ever happens again.

Shabbat Shalom!

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Palestinians react slowly
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Community
45 That Special Someone

Hillel Day School opens its doors
to students' friends and relatives.

Spirituality
70 Valuing Diversity

Temple Israel hosts program
on tolerance, other issues, for teens.

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75 Silence And Comfort

A few basic rules for
attending a house of mourning.

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DEPARTMENTS

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AppleTree
75
Ask Wendy
135
B'nai Mitzvah
65
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Calendar
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Carla Schwartz . 112
Community
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Crossword
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... Answer .
. 136
Cyber Spot . 130
Danny Raskin .... 96
Editorials 37
Engagements ..... 67
For Openers ..... 5
Insight
35
Marketplace
113
Mani Toy!
64
Obituaries
141
Out & About
80
Spirituality
70
Sports
106
Staff Notebook .... 26
The Scene
110
Teens
110
Torah Portion .... 74
Weddings
68

Candlelighting

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tertainment

79 Painting The Past

Farmington Hills muralist depicts
veterans for a Civil War museum

Shabbat ends
Saturday, Nov. 11,

6:00 p.m.

Cover:
Photography, Glenn Triest
Page design, Debbie Schultz

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101 Battling For Life

A woman fights breast cancer
and for another chance to live.

104 Healing Arts

New initiative combines art, music
and therapy at U-M cancer center.

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