Dispatches from Home – Kristallnacht

About a week or so ago, Freddie Bentley, a reality star and instagrammer, stared that teaching history, particularly about WWII, is detrimental for Millenials’ mental health.

Today, we remember Kristallnacht, the NIGHT OF BROKEN GLASS, which is one of the many reasons we SHOULD teach WWII history. If you don’t know what the Night of Broken Glass is, look it up. You might learn why teaching history—the good and the bad of it—is still very important.

George Santayana’s quote is also worth looking up.

Later History-Loving Gaters!

(Originally published November 9, 2019)