Kristallnacht
Neo-Nazis demonstrate outside NSW Parliament House in Macquarie Street, Sydney on Saturday, November 8. Photo: Screenshot/X
November 13, 2025, 8:00 am
Vile thugs must never march again
As we honoured Kristallnacht and our fallen soldiers, vile thugs reminded us hatred still walks free.
By AJN STAFF
Anthony Hopkins as Nicholas Winton in One Life.
October 22, 2025, 3:25 pm
Sherman to headline Kristallnacht commemoration
This year's Kristallnacht commemoration theme is "From Kristallnacht to Kindertransport".
By AJN STAFF
Michael Gawenda talking at the Kristallnacht commemoration. Photo: Giselle Haber
November 14, 2024, 9:00 am
‘Basic principles’ of journalism ignored
Gawenda's memoir My Life as a Jew was launched on October 5 last year and details his journey as a self-described Jew of the left.
By AJN STAFF
The windows of a Jewish business smashed on Kristallnacht, 1938.
November 7, 2024, 11:29 am
Sudden catastrophe
The destruction and terror would later be recognised as the harbinger of the Shoah.
By AJN STAFF
Karel Fracapane delivers the Betty & Shmuel Rosenkranz Oration commemorating Kristallnacht. Photo: John Moss Photography
November 22, 2023, 6:35 am
Antisemitism ‘adopts new masks’
"[Antisemitism] evolves with time and context ... adopts new masks, learning how to hide and the different forms sometimes finding shelter behind freedom of expression".
By Peter Kohn
The audience at the 2023 Kristallnacht communal service. Photo: Giselle Haber
November 19, 2023, 6:46 am
85 years since Kristallnacht
The theme for this year's commemorative event was Antisemitism: What it really is, why it thrives, and how we can stop it.
By AJN STAFF
Jayne Josem (left) in conversation with Sara Bloomfield. Photo: Ben Weinstein
November 17, 2022, 12:04 pm
Dark forces led to Kristallnacht
Sara Bloomfield delivered the annual Betty and Shmuel Rosenkranz Oration.
By Peter Kohn
Journalist Nick McKenzie was the guest speaker. Photo: Giselle Haber.
November 17, 2022, 10:04 am
‘Neo-Nazis are still among us’
The community came together to commemorate the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
By AJN STAFF
Award-winning journalist Nick McKenzie will be the keynote speaker at the annual commemoration of Kristallnacht. Photo: Facebook
November 3, 2022, 10:19 am
Investigative journalist to cast light on neo-Nazis
Nick McKenzie, an award-winning investigative journalist who uncovered the inner workings of Australia’s biggest neo-Nazi cells, will be the keynote speaker at the annual commemoration of Kristallnacht in Sydney next week.
By Carly Adno
Professor Philippe Sands. Photo: Screenshot.
November 15, 2021, 8:00 am
Encounters with Nazis’ offspring
Melbourne's Jewish community gathered online last week for the annual Betty & Shmuel Rosenkranz Oration.
By Peter Kohn
The windows of a Jewish business smashed on Kristallnacht, 1938.
November 14, 2021, 8:00 am
Never again
By AJN STAFF
European lawmakers lighting candles at Auschwitz. Photo: Yossi Zeliger/EJA
November 12, 2021, 12:00 pm
Remembrance at Auschwitz
By Times of Israel
November 11, 2021, 10:00 am
Eddie’s moving final message
In his last-ever interview, played at the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies' Kristallnacht commemoration, Eddie Jaku shared a message with the Australian Jewish community: “Be friendly, be kind. Love is a beautiful thing.”
By Evan Zlatkis
The windows of a Jewish business smashed on Kristallnacht, 1938.
November 11, 2021, 8:00 am
Action is a key component of commemoration
'This year marks the 83rd commemoration of Kristallnacht and is accompanied by a desperate call for all of us to take action, speak up against what is wrong and unjust and actively fight for a safer, more inclusive tomorrow.'
By Julia Sussman
November 9, 2021, 8:00 am
Kristallnacht: Murder by euphemism
"Many historians consider that as the real beginning of the Holocaust"... Remembering Kristallnacht.
By Rabbi Benjamin Blech
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