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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Germany faces a historic test of its commitment to protecting its Jewish community. Speaking at a Munich synagogue on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, he described the sight of kindergartens and synagogues protected by bulletproof glass and armed police as horrifying. Merz said antisemitism had become pervasive in the country. The remarks came on the 1938 pogrom anniversary, which foreshadowed the Nazi Holocaust.