Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University, in cooperation with Jewish Columbus, is hosting our annual Community Kristallnacht Commemoration on November 9th at 7PM. 

 

On the night of November 9, 1938, Nazi authorities instigated violent attacks against Jewish persons and their properties across Germany and Austria. Hundreds of Jews died. Tens of thousands were taken prisoner and were shipped off to concentration camps. Because of the countless shards of glass that littered the streets after the violence, this dramatic increase in anti-Jewish violence that foreshadowed “The Final Solution” became known as “Kristallnacht” (“The Night of Broken Glass”). The 28-minute film recounts the fate of 20 children who were murdered at the Bullenhuser Damm school in Hamburg, Germany, in April 1945, just days before the German surrender. In addition to the film, this year’s virtual observance will include remarks from Capital University Interim President David Kaufman, Rabbi Howard Zack of Congregation Torat Emet in Bexley, and University Pastor Drew Tucker. Angelo Dunlap, music director at the Columbus Jewish Day School, and Chad Baker, Capital University organist, will lead the community in musical offerings centered on peace.