In partnership with the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center (Milwaukee) and the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation, the Wassmuth Center is Human Rights is hosting a week of digital content and resources focusing on  “The Spiral of Injustice – Kristallnacht, “The Night of Broken Glass.”

Guiding Questions:

1. How did the propaganda machine strengthen the Nazi party and simultaneously divide the public leading up to the Holocaust?
2. How does Kristallnacht represent a turning point in the Spiral of Injustice targeting Jews?
3. What were the warning signs leading up to Kristallnacht? Can examining these signs help us to keep a watchful eye for potential violence in the future?
4. What are the lessons learned from examining the origins of the Holocaust?
5. When does it become our civic responsibility to interrupt the Spiral of Injustice?

Click to access the programming and resources: The Spiral of Injustice – Kristallnacht, “The Night of Broken Glass”