KRISTALLNACHT

​​Kristallnacht caught the world’s attention—but only for a fleeting moment. On November 9–10, 1938, Jewish synagogues, businesses, schools, and cemeteries across Germany were defiled and destroyed. The world was shocked, then quickly returned to business as usual. Meanwhile, Jewish families mourned loved ones murdered in the streets, comforted victims of rape and assault, and anguished over the 30,000 Jewish men dragged off to concentration camps. Seven years and a world war later, justice finally came to the Nazi regime—but nothing could restore the millions of Jewish lives lost, the beginning of which erupted on Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass.

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Not On My Watch

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The rising tide of antisemitism in the 1930s caught both Christians and Jews off guard. Why, then, should we be surprised that the same hatred has resurged in the wake of the October 7, 2023 atrocities committed against Jews in Israel—driven by the very same spirit that animated the Nazis? This is not new. It is the same ancient hatred that has pursued the Jewish people for millennia, yet those unfamiliar with history or the Bible struggle to recognize it.

At Ten From the Nations, we are determined to change that. In 2023, we marked Kristallnacht with a commemoration called Not On My Watch. Our purpose was to shine light on the horrors of November 1938 and October 2023, to draw the connections between them, and to call Christians to action in solidarity with their Jewish brothers and sisters against antisemitism.