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OTD in 1938, the German government issued a discriminatory executive order requiring Jewish people to add Israel or Sara to their names if their first names were not state-approved by the Third Reich. This is a past that we cannot ignore, nor avoid. 📹 The SPLC traveled to Germany to take part in the Critical Memory Project, exploring hard history and how people have adapted in its wake. Read how we intended to continue the mission 🔗: https://bit.ly/4mNR0vO | Southern Poverty Law Center

Written after the harrowing events of Kristallnacht in Germany 1938, A Child of Our Time is a secular oratorio reflecting Tippett’s pacifism and profound call for peace. We caught up with RCM Chorus director Mariana Rosas about the context of the work, and how she has found working on it with RCM musicians. Part of our Autumn Season’s theme of Defining Moments, A Child of Our Time will be performed by the RCM Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in two sold-out concerts next week! You can still join us

135K views · 4.9K reactions | On this day in 1938, the Kristallnacht pogrom marked a turning point in Nazi persecution of Jews, as state-led antisemitic violence escalated across Germany and Austria. | Holocaust Educational Trust (UK) | Facebook