[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2374]
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                    IN REMEMBRANCE OF KRISTALLNACHT

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2008

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Congregration 
Shaarey Tikvah in Beachwood, Ohio as they commemorate the seventieth 
anniversary of Kristallnacht--The Night of Shattered Glass.
  Kristallnacht was a series of events that began on the night of 
November 9, 1938 in which the Nazi Third Reich in Germany and Austria 
destroyed over 200 synagogues, thousands of stores, hundreds of homes 
and a number of Jewish community centers in what is widely considered 
to be the beginning of the Holocaust. I stand with the members of 
Congregation Shaarey Tikvah and all members of the Greater Cleveland 
Community in marking November 9, 2008 as the official 70-Year 
Remembrance Day of Kristallnacht. I also rise in recognition of the 
organizers of this important interfaith program as all members of our 
community join in remembering the lives of those lost during the 
Holocaust and in commemorating this historical night. Their 
contributions exemplify the diversity and culture that our community is 
so fortunate to possess.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in remembrance of 
Kristallnacht and in honor of Congregation Shaarey Tikvah as they join 
with members of our community in commemorating this historic event.

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