Kristallnacht in the America Press: What We Knew and What We Though Possible
Annual Kristallnacht Commemoration
Featuring Dr. Rebecca Erbelding, historian at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
This year’s annual
Kristallnacht commemoration features Dr. Rebecca Erbelding, historian with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, discussing American media coverage of
Kristallnacht — exploring what Americans knew and what actions they thought possible.
Dr. Erbelding is a historian of U.S. responses to the Holocaust and the author of
Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America’s Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe (Doubleday, 2018), winner of the
2018 National Jewish Book Award for Writing Based on Archival Material (the JDC-Herbert Katzki Award), and a historian, educator, curator, and archivist at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
No registration required.
