Israeli Kristallnacht survivors mark 87th anniversary amid rising global antisemitism

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58% : " "Today, we have, thank God, the state of Israel, a very strong state," he said.
46% : Up to 30,000 Jewish men were arrested, many taken to concentration camps such as Dachau or Buchenwald. Synagogues smoldering, violent crowds in the streets Bingham and two other Kristallnacht survivors shared memories of the destruction during an Associated Press interview last week in Jerusalem's Great Synagogue, where light streamed through stained-glass windows at one of Israel's most ornate synagogues.
44% : " Bingham is among a dwindling number of Holocaust survivors marking the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht on Sunday, at a time when antisemitism is on the rise, especially in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
39% : During the Kristallnacht riots, the Nazis killed at least 91 people, vandalized 7,500 Jewish businesses and set fire to more than 1,400 synagogues, according to Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial.
38% : " Concerns over antisemitism grow Antisemitic attacks have increased dramatically since the war in Gaza began, though the numbers declined slightly last year from a peak immediately after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack against Israel that started the war, according to an annual report about global antisemitism from Tel Aviv University released earlier this year.

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