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Promise and Destruction: The Duality of November 9th in German History

Featuring Dr. Shelly Cline

November 9, 2026
6:30 PM
Stilwell Room, Union Station Kansas City
30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108

Few dates hold as much significance in German history as November 9. From the birth of the Weimar Republic to the violence of the Nazi era, to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the events of this single day hold some of the most consequential turning points of the 20th century. This year’s annual Kristallnacht commemoration will explore the history of a date that time and again, changed the course of Germany’s history.

This commemoration is free and open to the public. Reservations are requested.

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On the night of November 9, 1938, hundreds of synagogues, Jewish homes, and thousands of Jewish owned businesses were destroyed across Germany and Austria. In addition to this attack on property, individuals were beaten and assaulted in their homes and nearly 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps. This violent pogrom became known as Kristallnacht — the Night of Broken Glass.

This presentation is co-sponsored by Union Station Kansas City

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