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On Kristallnacht’s 87th Anniversary, Survivors Warn of Resurgent Antisemitism

Survivors say the post‑2023 surge in antisemitic violence echoes prewar warning signs.

Holocaust survivor George Shefi, 94, poses for a photo at Jerusalem Great Synagogue in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, ahead the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht or "Night of broken Glass," the November 1938 government-backed pogroms against Jews in Germany and Austria. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Holocaust survivors Walter Bingham, 101, center, George Shefi, 94, left, and Paul Alexander, 87, arrive for an interview at Jerusalem Great Synagogue in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, ahead the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht or "Night of broken Glass," the November 1938 government-backed pogroms against Jews in Germany and Austria. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Holocaust survivors Walter Bingham, 101, center, George Shefi, 94, right, and Paul Alexander, 87, talk as they pose for a photo after an interview at Jerusalem Great Synagogue in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, ahead the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht or "Night of broken Glass," the November 1938 government-backed pogroms against Jews in Germany and Austria. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Holocaust survivor Paul Alexander, 87, poses for a photo at Jerusalem Great Synagogue in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, ahead the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht or "Night of broken Glass," the November 1938 government-backed pogroms against Jews in Germany and Austria. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Overview

  • At Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue, Kristallnacht survivors including Walter Bingham issued fresh warnings and, in a joint appeal with the International March of the Living, urged governments to combat antisemitism and bolster Holocaust education.
  • Recent high‑profile cases cited by coverage include the Yom Kippur attack outside a Manchester synagogue that left two dead and a synagogue arson in Melbourne condemned as antisemitic.
  • An annual Tel Aviv University report found incidents rose sharply after Oct. 7, 2023, with a slight decline from the immediate peak but levels remaining elevated worldwide.
  • The Anti‑Defamation League recorded 9,354 antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2024, a 5% increase from 2023 and part of a steep multi‑year rise.
  • Roughly 200,000 Holocaust survivors remain worldwide, and with most expected to die within a decade, institutions and educators stress an urgent push to preserve first‑hand testimony.