Berg was not averse to incorporating serious real-world issues which affected Jewish families . One 1939 episode addressed Kristallnacht and Nazi Germany ( including a rock through the family window as the Goldbergs had their Passover Seder ) ; other World War II-era episodes alluded to friends or family members trying to escape the Holocaust . But these were sporadic deviations from the show 's main theme of family , neighborhood and the balance between old world values and new world assimilation . Molly shows viewers the strong matriarch she is by constantly helping others with their dilemmas and proving to be the hero time and time again
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
The Goldbergs (broadcast series)