Germans commemorate Kristallnacht terror as antisemitism is on the rise again

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock places flowers at The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, known as Holocaust Memorial, in Berlin to commemorate on the 85th anniversary of the November 1938 progroms in Germany and Austria (Markus Schreiber/AP)

Germany is commemorating the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht – the Night of Broken Glass – when Nazis terrorised Jews throughout the country and Austria.

The day is being marked at schools, city halls, synagogues, churches and parliament.