73nd anniversary of Kristallnacht- Survivor Speakers share in Tigard
| 11/09/2011 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
In November the Library will feature news-making events of World War II. On Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the Tigard Library will host Les and Eva Aigner, who will share their stories of surviving Auschwitz, Dachau and the Budapest Ghetto.
Les and Eva Aigner
Les and Eva AignerThe program will observe the 73nd anniversary of Kristallnacht, which occurred on Nov. 9 and 10, 1938. Kristallnacht was the first mass assault by the Nazis on many Jewish people. Nazi forces victimized thousands of German and Austrian Jewish citizens, sending many to concentration camps.
Many historians believe Kristallnacht was the first major event signaling the impending Holocaust. At the time, the events of Kristallnacht were viewed as unprecedented by other nations.
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