DW: German politicians remember Nazi Kristallnacht pogrom
Germany is marking the 80th anniversary of attacks on Jews that foreshadowed the Holocaust. November 9 has been a fateful date for Germany in other regards as well.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for "democratic patriotism" as the country commemorated three fateful moments of German history that occurred on November 9.
In a speech to the Bundestag on Friday morning, Steinmeier said the date was "marked by ambivalence" for Germany.
"On November 9, we Germans remember both things — the light and the shadows of our history," he told the chamber, referring to the Nazi Kristallnacht pogrom, or the Night of Broken Glass, of 1938, in which hundreds were killed and thousands of Jewish institutions were attacked.
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More News On Remembering 'Kristallnacht 80 Years Later
Kristallnacht: Lights left on to mark 80th anniversary -- BBC
Merkel marks Nazi 'Kristallnacht' against Jews with synagogue speech -- Reuters
Merkel warns against anti-Semitism on 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht -- The Hill
80 Years After Kristallnacht, I Call Berlin Home -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg
