Dear friends, Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, as it is translated, took place on 9 and 10 November 1938, instigated by the Nazi Party and the SA, the party's youth assault troops. That night, a violent anti-Semitic massacre took place throughout Germany and annexed Austria, in which hundreds of synagogues and thousands of Jewish-owned shops throughout the German Reich were attacked, vandalised, looted, set on fire and destroyed and Jewish cemeteries desecrated. At least 91 Jews were brutally murdered in that massacre. The “Night of Broken Glass” owes its name to the countless shards of glass that covered the streets after the violent wave of destruction.. As we reflect on what happened that terrible night, we can't help but think back to 7 October this year, when in a single day, 1,400 people aged 0 to 90 were murdered, mutilated and burned, a further 220 were kidnapped and held |
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hostage by the Hamas terrorist organisation, which runs the Gaza Strip. We don't intend to compare the two realities but to remind you that "Never again" unfortunately doesn't exist. Despite the initial shock, we are seeing demonstrations, particularly in Europe and the US, which, in the name of the Palestinian people, end up being anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic, denying some the right to exist as a country and others the right to life. One of the primary missions of the future Tikvá Museu Judaico Lisboa is to promote dialogue between different ethnic groups, faiths and origins. Therefore, as a portuguese organisation telling the story of 2000 years of Portuguese jewish culture, it vehemently condemns the expression of hatred that we are unfortunately witnessing, hoping that Israelis, Palestinians, Muslims and Jews will one day be able to live in peace. The Board
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