Remembering the uglier parts of our history is an important step along a path that will ensure those events are never forgotten or repeated. Each year, Victoria Shoah Project commemorates Kristallnacht, an infamous event that swept through Germany and Austria on Nov. 9 and 10 in 1938. Paramilitary groups and civilians demolished homes, businesses, and synagogues with sledgehammers while the authorities looked on but made no effort to stop the mob. More than 7,000 stores and businesses and 267 synagogues were destroyed during the mayhem that reigned over two nights. The name, Kristallnacht, or Night of Broken Glass, comes from...