Kristallnacht
Germany agrees compensation for Kindertransport refugees
The German government said Monday it has agreed to an one-off payment to survivors of the Kindertransport programme, which brought Jewish children persecuted in Nazi Germany to safety in Britain.
Germany: what I've learned from living in the country from which my family once fled
Eight decades after Kristallnacht, The Local's editor Rachel Stern looks back on her own family history and the members who became victims of National Socialism, as well as what calling Germany home means to her today.
Germany recalls Kristallnacht with warning for the present
Germany has been remembering victims of the Nazi pogrom that heralded the start of the Third Reich's drive to wipe out Jews, at a time when anti-Semitism is resurgent in the West.
Update: Hundreds to stand against far-right march planned on 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht
More than a thousand people are expected to join a counter-protest on Friday against a far-right extremist march planned to take place on the 80th anniversary of the ‘Kristallnacht’ pogroms.
Germany has 'everlasting responsibility' to combat anti-Semitism: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Israel's Holocaust memorial on Thursday and spoke of her country's "everlasting responsibility" to remember the tragedy and oppose anti-Semitism.
Police probe neo-Nazi list of Jewish addresses in Berlin
German police launched an investigation Thursday after the addresses of Jewish institutions were published on Facebook by neo-Nazis on the anniversary of the 1938 pogroms against Jews.
Vigils mark Nazi pogrom anniversary
Germany on Saturday began marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi pogrom Kristallnacht with solemn ceremonies and touching and innovative tributes to the victims.
Historian questions Kristallnacht catalyst
As Germany prepares to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht this weekend, a new book has called into question the event long cited as triggering the Nazi pogrom.
Merkel warns of pogrom anniversary backlash
Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Saturday to be vigilant to the dangers of anti-Semitism ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom.
Berlin shops 'smash glass' to mark pogrom
Germany's most famous department store will cover its windows with the jagged pattern of broken glass to mark the 75th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom next week.