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| Today marks the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht - The Night of Broken Glass, where the majority of synagogues in Germanywere torched and destroyed by Nazi violence marking the beginning of the end of European Jewry. Today, also marks the 34th day after Hamas’ invasion of Israel and the mass murder, maiming, rape, kidnapping, and hostagetaking which left 1,400 Israelis dead, thousands wounded, and entire communities devastated. The October 7th Hamas' massacre marked the single largest killing of Jews since the defeat of Nazi Germany. And unlike theNazis who tried to erase their genocidal crimes, Hamas gleefully broadcast the carnage for the entire world to see. While shocking, Palestinian backers of Hamas, on campuses, on social media, and on our nation’s streets embraced Hamas’narrative and unspeakable atrocities. Anti-Semitic hate crimes, already on the rise, surged dramatically around the globe. In response to this unprecedented crisis, the Simon Wiesenthal Center is initiating the adoption of a multi-point plan that isfocused on keeping Jews safe. |