# Germany news: Germany marks fateful date of November 9

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/germany-news-germany-marks-fateful-date-of-november-9/
- Published: 2026-11-09T07:43:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T08:36:34+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-germany-marks-fateful-date-of-november-9/live-79895613?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Germany commemorates the 1938 pogroms and the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall.
- Merz calls on Europeans to defend democracy and liberty.
- At least 91 Jewish people were killed in the 1938 violence.

## Summary

Germany is marking 9 November with commemorations of the 1938 Nazi-led pogroms against Jewish people and the 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall. Chancellor Friedrich Merz used the anniversary to urge people in Germany and Europe to defend democracy and liberty, saying they cannot be taken for granted.

The date also marks the fall of the monarchy in 1918. In 1938, at least 91 Jewish people were killed, Jewish businesses were ransacked and hundreds of synagogues were burned. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is attending a memorial event in Weimar, while Merz is due at a ceremony for Munich’s Ohel Jakob Main Synagogue, opened 68 years after the city’s main synagogue was destroyed.

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