The Bedford Town Calendar

Kristallnacht Remembrance

Bedford Town Common Great Road in Bedford, Outside First Parish Church, Bedford, MA

KRISTALLNACHT IS THE NIGHT IN 1938 IN GERMANY, WHEN NAZIS BROKE JEWISH SHOP WINDOWS, DESECRATED TEMPLES, AND BRUTALIZED AND KILLED JEWISH CITIZENS. IT WAS A TURNING POINT IN THE THIRD REICH, MARKING THE SHIFT FROM ANTISEMITIC RHETORIC AND LEGISLATION TO VIOLENT, AGGRESSIVE ANTI-JEWISH MEASURES THAT WOULD CULMINATE IN THE HOLOCAUST. Each year to commemorate Kristallnacht—“the night of broken glass”—the Bedford Interfaith Clergy, Bedford Jewish Community, Bedford citizens, and neighbors from nearby towns would gather on the Town Common to light candles, toll the bell, and be together in community and solidarity. We gather to mourn, to remember, and to strengthen

Bedford Arts & Crafts Society Celebrates Cultural District’s Grand Opening

Bedford Town Common Great Road in Bedford, Outside First Parish Church, Bedford, MA

Stop by our tables on Bedford Common on Saturday, June 11, 10:00 am-2:00 pm, to check out BACS members' artwork and crafts. Learn about BACS and consider becoming a member. Enjoy a gel-press printing demo and try your hand at creating a colorful print to take home. Hope to see you there!

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