Esther Jungreis to Lecture on ‘Kristallnacht: 70 Years Later’

A commemorative talk, “Kristallnacht: 70 Years Later,” by Esther Jungreis, will take place on Monday, November 10, from 7 to 9 p.m., in Wilson Auditorium, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus. Admission is free.

Made possible through a donation from Stephen and Nancy Weinstein, the lecture is presented by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Holocaust Center, in association with FDU’s Hillel and the UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey. Stephen (“Skippy”) Weinstein is an alumnus, BS’62 (Ruth), and FDU trustee, and his wife is an alumna, AA’61 (Ruth).

Esther Jungreis was born in Hungary, a descendant of a rabbinic dynasty that traces its lineage back to King David of the Hebrew Bible. She and her father, who were inmates at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, survived the Holocaust. Following World War II, she married Rabbi Theodore Jungreis and took on the name “Rebbetzin,” a term of endearment and respect reserved for the wife of a rabbi.

Determined to preserve and strengthen Jewish life in the post-Holocaust period, Jungreis founded Hineni, an international movement dedicated to inspiring the Jewish people to return to their roots. She writes a weekly column for The Jewish Press.

In addition, Jungreis teaches the Hebrew Bible on the Hineni television show broadcast to more than eight million viewers throughout the United States. She has lectured in countries around the world. Her work, including her Bible seminars and weekly Young Leadership classes, has been featured in Time, Newsweek, People and New York Magazine.

Jungreis is the recipient of major awards from such prominent Jewish and civic organizations in the United States as Hadassah, the Jewish War Veterans and the Knights of Pythias. She is the author of several widely acclaimed books, including The Jewish Soul on Fire and The Committed Life: Principles of Good Living from Our Timeless Past. Her latest publication is Life Is a Test. The State of Israel also has accorded Jungreis numerous honors for her accomplishments.

Kristallnacht, often translated as “The Night of Broken Glass,” refers to a series of pogroms which took place in Nazi Germany on November 9 and 10, 1938. In the course of one night, more than 90 Jews were murdered, nearly 30,000 Jews were imprisoned in concentration camps, more than 200 synagogues were burned and more than 10,000 Jewish businesses were damaged or destroyed. Kristallnacht is often noted as a precursor of the Holocaust.

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