Merkel commemorates Nazi Kristallnacht against Jews with synagogue speech

Dressed in black, Merkel told Jewish leaders that violence against Jews, blamed on far-right militants or Muslims, was growing in Germany now, eight decades later.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pictured after speaking during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, also known as Night of Broken Glass, at Rykestrasse Synagogue, in Berlin, Germany, November 9, 2018

(photo credit: AXEL SCHMIDT/REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018 16:42

Merkel commemorates Nazi Kristallnacht against Jews with synagogue speech

Dressed in black, Merkel told Jewish leaders that violence against Jews, blamed on far-right militants or Muslims, was growing in Germany now, eight decades later.

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Merkel commemorates Nazi Kristallnacht against Jews with synagogue speech

Dressed in black, Merkel told Jewish leaders that violence against Jews, blamed on far-right militants or Muslims, was growing in Germany now, eight decades later.

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