New: Fall Dialogue September 21

70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht Pogrom

Dear friends,

Let me draw your attention to an event we are initiating at the Konrad Adenauer Conference Center at Mishkenot Sha'ananim, Jerusalem, Israel, a project of the Jerusalem Foundation.

On the night of 9 November, 2008, the 70th anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom, we will light a symbolic artistic display in our compound.  We plan the lighting ceremony for 8 pm (20:00) Israel time. We expect a huge crowd to watch it here.

At the same time, synagogues in Germany and Austria, as well as in other countries of Europe, will set their lights on, and even add extra lighting by projectors directed at the synagogues. The synagogues will remain illuminated all night. We have approached the Ministers of Religious Affairs so that synagogues in Israel will join.

At some places, schoolchildren will stand in front of the synagogues as symbolic "guards".

Another initiative is that churches should ring their bells at the same time (20:00 Israel time), as a sign of solidarity.

We expect that such event will attract a lot of media attention, especially television. The Israeli Television will carry it live, and we believe that television networks will broadcast it live as well.

If you plan an event to commemorate the Kristallnacht pogrom and you wish that we give it publicity here, please let us know. Please note that the display at Mishkenot Sha'ananim will be illuminated all night long, so you can always run your event in synch with us, regardless of time zone differences.

For further information, please don't hesitate to contact us.

With best regards,

Uri Dromi

Director General
Mishkenot Sha'ananim
P.O.Box 8215
Jerusalem 91081
Israel
dromi@mishkenot.org.il
www.mishkenot.org.il
Tel. 972-2-6292200
Fax. 972-2-6255533

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