DREW UNIVERSITY
CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST/GENOCIDE STUDY
Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration
Join for a screening of the film
The Night of Broken Glass
After seizing power, the Nazis began their crusade against Jews with
discriminatory laws and the looting of property; they turned to violence
openly in what has come to be known as Kristallnacht: the night of
broken glass. In November 1938 German soldiers set on fire some 400
synagogues and destroyed 7,000 Jewish stores and businesses. More
than 90 people were killed, 600 committed suicide, and over 26,000
men were deported to concentration camps.
Through rare footage, photographs and documents, The Night of
Broken Glass reveals the background to this orgy of anti-Semitic
violence, which -- while masterminded by the Nazi regime -- is shown
to have been largely accepted by the German public.
Special Guest Speaker: Erwin Ganz, Witness to Kristallnacht
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Learning Center (LC), Room 28 ● Drew University (Under the library)
FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
Educators can earn 2 Professional Development Credits
The talk is the fifth part of a series entitled “Holocaust, Genocide and ISIS: Political, Cinematic and
Personal Perspectives.” The first part in the series on Sept. 12th was a talk entitled Isis, Jihadism and
Genocide. Dr. Gregory Stanton discussed the recent decision by the U.S. to describe ISIS’s actions in
Syria and Iraq as "genocide." The second part was a Conversation with Witness Eric Hamburg who
grew up near Mannheim, Germany, escaped in 1934, immigrated to the U.S. and became a member of
the American Armed Forces and helped in the liberation of Europe. The third part was a talk entitled
Comparative Cinematic Racism, comparing the role of gender and race in the films Birth of a Nation
(1915) and Jud Süß (1940). The fourth part was a conversation with a Witness: Holocaust survivor Hedy
Brasch.
We are grateful to the following members of our Community of Patrons and Sponsors for their
support of this program
Jaqueline Berke Program Fund ♦ Dr. Paul Drucker ♦ Dr. Ellen Roth ♦ Dr. Barbara and Robert Starr ♦
Drew University Center on Religion, Culture and Conflict
For more information:
973/408-3600 / [email protected]
Individuals needing special assistance should contact the Housing, Conferences, and Hospitality office at
973/408-3103 at least five working days prior to the event in order to insure appropriate arrangements