Holocaust survivor and eyewitness of Kristallnacht Susan Warsinger, 1941. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Susan Warsinger
On the night of November 9, 1938, nine-year-old Susan Warsinger’s life changed forever. That night the Nazi regime orchestrated a wave of violence against Jews, a deadly turning point in Holocaust history known as Kristallnacht. Susan's neighbors in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, betrayed her family—throwing rocks through her bedroom window and even ripping down a lamppost and ramming it through their front door while a police officer watched. Her father was among 30,000 men arrested simply for being Jewish. Join Holocaust survivor and Museum volunteer Susan Warsinger to learn about her experience and the moment her parents decided to send her away to try to save her.
Speaker
Susan Warsinger, Holocaust Survivor and Volunteer, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Moderator
Dr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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