Jewish Telegraphic Agency2d
85 years after Kristallnacht, Germany to begin rebuilding grand synagogue in Hamburg
(JTA) — More than 80 years after one of Germany’s most prominent synagogues was destroyed on Kristallnacht, the Jewish community of Hamburg has taken ownership of the building’s site and is ...
New York Post23d
World’s oldest Holocaust survivor dies in LI nursing home at age 113: ‘She made the best of terrible situations’
Rose Girone, who once credited her longevity to dark chocolate, survived the Nazi horror of Kristallnacht and her ... moved with her family as a child to Hamburg in northern Germany.
The Times of Israel23d
Rose Girone, world’s oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 113
Born in Poland, her family moved to Hamburg; in 1939 she fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai, where she credits knitting as helping save her family before they moved to the US ...
People22d
Holocaust Survivor Rose Girone Dies at 113: A 'Strong Lady, Resilient'
Her family settled in Hamburg, Germany ... just as the Nazis launched Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, widespread violence against Germany's Jews. Girone was eight months pregnant ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency24d
Knitting legend Rose Girone, world’s oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 113
Born in Janov, Poland in 1912, Girone’s family settled in Hamburg, Germany ... Poland), just as Kristallnacht launched waves of violence against Germany’s Jews. Mannheim was arrested and ...
The Torch7d
A prayer for Kristallnacht
In my role as a minister at St. John’s University, I have been invited to represent the Catholic/Christian community at a Kristallnacht commemoration service at Queens College on Nov. 15.