WATCH: Police leaders gather in Berlin to address rising antisemitism for Kristallnacht anniversary

The Jerusalem Post · JERUSALEM POST STAFF · 2026-11-05 18:16 UTC

German Police Union chair Jochen Kopelke, who participated in the March of the Living earlier this year, lit a torch at the ceremony dedicated to the fight against antisemitism.

Ahead of the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass), police leaders from Germany, Europe, and the United States gathered at a synagogue in Berlin on Thursday to address rising antisemitism and the protection of Jewish communities.

"Not on Our Watch," a global law-enforcement partnership with the International March of the Living, organized the gathering.

George Shefi, 94, one of the last surviving victims of Kristallnacht, spoke at the gathering alongside Jochen Kopelke, chair of the German Police Union.

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