Opening words by Sir Nicholas Montagu KCB
November 1938: The Story of Herschel Grynszpan
Raphael Gross's talk focuses on Herschel Grynszpan and the diverse reactions to his assassination of the German diplomat Ernst vom Rath. It tells the story of Grynszpan’s background and examine the various responses to and consequences of his action which was used by the Nazis as an excuse for the most significant pogrom against German Jews in history.
The Night of Broken Glass: Looking back on the November Pogrom of 1938
Professor Peter Pulzer traces the evolution of the Nazi regime’s policies from initial uncertainties and hesitations through escalating discrimination and plunder to a determined decision to humiliate the remaining Jews on German territory, but also to isolate the rest of the German population from any identification with their Jewish neighbours.
Postcards from Europe – A Musical Interlude
Marianne Olyver - violin
Michael Freyhan - piano
Exploring the lost traditions of the music of Hans Gal, Peter Gellhorn, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Erwin Schulhoff and Robert Dauber, whose lives were profoundly affected by the rise of the Third Reich.
Postcards from Europe is supported by Markson Pianos.
Professor Raphael Gross is former Director of the LBI London and also affiliated with the Fritz Bauer Institute Frankfurt and the Jewish Museum Frankfurt.
Professor Peter Pulzer (All Souls’ College, Oxford University, LBI London)
Sir Nicholas Montagu KCB
Presented by the Leo Baeck Institute London, in cooperation with QMUL, School of History
