Holocaust hero's son speaks in Minneapolis as Kristallnacht remembered

Kristallnacht, 1938's "Night of Broken Glass," is widely recognized as the start of the Holocaust. Mobs of Germans and Austrians attacked, looted and burned Jewish shops and homes, destroyed 1,400 synagogues, killed 92 Jews and sent another 30,000 to concentration camps. Nick Winton's father, Sir Nicholas George Winton, is credited with helping 669 mostly Jewish children escape Czechoslovakia before World War II. Nick Winton spoke at Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis on Wednesday. 
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November 10, 2022 — 10:21am

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Holocaust survivors Cass and Ruth Lewart, 92 and 91 respectively, listen to speaker Nick Winton at Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Winton's father, Sir Nicholas George Winton, is credited with helping 669 mostly-Jewish children escape Czechoslovakia before World War II.

Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune

Nick Winton speaks at Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Winton's father, Sir Nicholas George Winton, is credited with helping 669 mostly-Jewish children escape Czechoslovakia before World War II.

Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune

Carrie Timmins wipes away tears while listening to speaker Nick Winton at Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Winton's father, Sir Nicholas George Winton, is credited with helping 669 mostly-Jewish children escape Czechoslovakia before World War II.

Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune

Nick Winton speaks in front of a photo of his father, Sir Nicholas George Winton, at Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Sir Nicholas George Winton, is credited with helping 669 mostly-Jewish children escape Czechoslovakia before World War II.

Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune

Mark Goldberg, of St. Paul, listens to speaker Nick Winton at Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Winton's father, Sir Nicholas George Winton, is credited with helping 669 mostly-Jewish children escape Czechoslovakia before World War II.

Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune

Nick Winton speaks at Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Winton's father, Sir Nicholas George Winton, is credited with helping 669 mostly-Jewish children escape Czechoslovakia before World War II.

Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune

Debbie Charan rests her head on the shoulder of her partner, Roy Ginsburg, while they listened to speaker Nick Winton at Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Winton's father, Sir Nicholas George Winton, is credited with helping 669 mostly-Jewish children escape Czechoslovakia before World War II.

Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune

Rayna Kaufman, 14, rests her head on the shoulder of her grandmother, Glenda Kaufman, as they listen to speaker Nick Winton at Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Winton's father, Sir Nicholas George Winton, is credited with helping 669 mostly-Jewish children escape Czechoslovakia before World War II.

Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune

Nick Winton speaks at Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Winton's father, Sir Nicholas George Winton, is credited with helping 669 mostly-Jewish children escape Czechoslovakia before World War II.

Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune

Beth El Rabbi Alexander Davis welcomes attendees after lighting a yahrzeit candle, a memorial candle for those killed in the Holocaust, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 at Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis.

Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune

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