Wednesday evening, Nov. 9, marks the 78th anniversary of Kristallnacht – often translated from the German as “Night of Broken Glass” – the wave of anti-Jewish violence that swept through Germany, annexed Austria, and German-occupied Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia on Nov. 9 and 10, 1938. Historians generally agree that the pogroms, marked by 91 deaths; the destruction of hundreds of Jewish homes, synagogues, and businesses; and the arrest and deportation of some 30,000 Jewish males, was the first salvo of the Holocaust.

Following is a list of Connecticut commemorations announced so far. Entrance to all commemorations is free of charge and open to the public.

Organizations that wish to be included in the Ledger’s Nov. 4 Kristallnacht program schedule should email listing details by Monday, Oct. 31 no later than 9 a.m. to judiej@jewishledger.com.

CAP: Germans pass window of Jewish-owned shop broken during Kristallnacht. (Photo credit: United States Holocaust Museum)

Remember

SUNDAY, NOV. 6

Stamford – Remember, starring Christopher Plummer and Martin Landau, followed by Q&A with screenwriter Benjamin August; preceded by short film, Two Landscapes and Q&A with director Neil Needleman; Jewish Arts & Film Festival of Fairfield County; 7 p.m., The State Cinema, 990 Hope St.; jewishartsandfilm.org, jhsfc-ct.org.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9

Bridgeport – Community Kristallnacht Commemoration Honoring the Holocaust Survivor Residents of Jewish Senior Services; hosted by Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County; 6:45 p.m.; Bennett Hall, Weinberg Campus of Jewish Senior Services, 4200 Park Ave.; (203) 226-8197, jwainright@jewishphilanthropyct.org.

Fairfield – Kristallnacht Commemoration: “Remembering the Holocaust and Its Lessons for the Twenty-First Century;” 2 p.m., Sacred Heart University Commons, 5151 Park Ave.; (203) 371-7904, nevillea@sacredheart.edu.

Greenwich – Kristallnacht Commemoration; 7:30 p.m., Temple Sholom, 300 East Putnam Ave.; alice.schoen@templesholom.com, (203) 542-7165. Reservations required.

Storrs – “International Comparisons of Anti-Semitism on Campus: Why are Women More Likely to be Targeted,” a program in remembrance of Kristallnacht, with Professor Ariela Keysar of Trinity College; 5 p.m., reception to follow; UConn, Babbidge Library.

West Hartford – University of Hartford Kristallnacht Observance and opening of “Hartford Remembers the Holocaust”; see article p. 5 for details.

TUESDAY, NOV. 29

Fairfield – Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Lecture in Judaic Studies: “Popular Anger or Planned Pogrom? What Really Happened During Kristallnacht 78 Years Ago” with Dr. Michael A. Meyer, Adolph S. Ochs Professor Emeritus, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion; hosted by the Bennett Center of Judaic Studies of Fairfield University; 7:30 p.m., in the University’s Dolan School of Business Dining Room, 1073 North Benson Road; info: Bennett Center for Judaic Studies, bennettcenter@fairfield.edu and (203) 254-4000, ext. 2066.