Kristallnacht as Reported by Life Magazine in its 2nd Anniversary Edition

Last week I received a mailing from the USHMM of the new exhibit “Americans and the Holocaust.”  It reminded me of my impulse purchase a couple of years ago of the Life Magazine issue dated 28 November 1938 and that I should be including it in my donation to the museum of family restitution correspondence. 

The cover shows smiling baby having a second birthday as this was the 2^nd anniversary issue of the magazine.  The cover is ironic given that the issue devotes 9 pages to Kristallnacht and conflict in Jerusalem. 

What did Americans know about what was happening in Germany?  Take a look:

Here are links to the relevant pages: 

Cover: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1amG3T4cWQmNkIfjiNQDj6QWsb0qm0O_g/view?usp=sharing

Contents: https://drive.google.com/open?id=10ILCOm2OToo6dZ4T2P3Op1RHx65WIJGc

Revenge for murder of Vom Rath: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BKBLDo2wlRV-ze3BHrhu-kSDU5y9mEYs

Brutal nazi wrecking crews…: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1C2JB137b4tq_7EftnRV7r-jEfzIrXCMp

…Leave path of destruction: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uW7ERad6BXnTIMB89vByv-eRy0ArnuOn

Germany’ two head men try out charm on baby: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Fqohw9cQoFIb5BzQIebFt33Ie5brBQoG

Democracies pray for German Jews: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mT0sqpggDRBuLmaH18vxa4EVTi_1UF2r

Life on the Newsfronts: Roosevelt raps Nazis: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ijEl70wa8qnEU_UGWCgHoE7hPhGOtrhG

In Jerusalem, the world’s holiest city…: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_coI-l9B8U275fg3HnJOGfct3Th8ZaGn

…Christian, Jew and Moslem fight: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WG3PiKB4nepGf6nsQlBwvMFLOYTZWtCY

Do you know these ambassadors? Joe Kennedy plans to move German Jews to sparsely populated countries: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_2YUQFQOLarnrVQDvZ_JruugWgzcT3SZ

I have been unable to find another source confirming the Joe Kennedy item.  This interview from the JFK Library should have confirmed it, but, it does not:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1893IRzo1gUuasd829T5CwG2cCitRIdZI