German Jews See ‘Nazi Renaissance’ in Far Right Breakthrough in Berlin
BERLIN (JTA) — In what one German Jewish leader is calling a “Nazi renaissance,” Germany’s newest right-populist party – Alternative for Germany – has broken the Berlin barrier, gaining seats for the first time in that state’s parliament. The anti-immigrant, euro-sceptic party that has been plagued by controversies over anti-Semitism in its ranks now has seats on legislatures in…
German Judge Avoids Punishment for Helping Survivors Get Pensions
(JTA) — A German judge who landed in legal trouble after helping Holocaust survivors apply for ghetto pensions has settled the case against him out of court. The North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Justice announced the settlement on Tuesday. In its statement, the ministry said that as part of the agreement with Jan-Robert von Renesse, neither side would…
Why Is German Judge Facing Punishment for Helping Holocaust Survivors Get Pensions?
(JTA) — Jewish leaders and others are rallying to the aid of a German judge facing punishment for helping Holocaust survivors apply for ghetto pensions. In an open letter that has been picked up by German Jewish and mainstream media, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany has urged the German minister-president of North Rhine-Westphalia to intercede…
German Jews Call Far-Right’s Strong Showing a ‘Nightmare’
(JTA) — A far-right party in Germany finished second in voting in the political home state of Chancellor Angela Merkel, ahead of Merkel’s party, spurring concerns among Jewish leaders in Germany. Alternative for Germany, known as AfD, with its anti-immigrant and ultranationalist platform, picked up 21 percent of the vote Sunday in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, behind the…
This Israeli and Palestinian Duo Owns Berlin’s Hippest Hummus Joint
Before the men ever met, they had separately nursed the same idea: to draw upon their heritage to create a delicious, modern cuisine.
Jewish Filmmaker Accuses Top Berlin Hotel of Removing Israel from Phone List
BERLIN (JTA) — Did a premier Berlin hotel cross Israel off its phone list? That’s what French Jewish filmmaker Claude Lanzmann claims. His assertion has provoked a storm of controversy and drawn a firm denial from Hotel Bristol Kempinski. Writing for the newspapers Le Figaro in Paris and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in Frankfurt, Lanzmann, the famed director of “Shoah” and…
German University Provokes Uproar With Anti-Israel Offering
Following mounting protests, a controversial course on the Israeli-Arab conflict has been expunged from the syllabus at a German university.
Maccabi Games Coming to Berlin — in Stadium Built by Nazis
They are roaring through Europe, raising dust as they go: Jewish bikers bearing an Olympic-style torch all the way from Israel to this German city.
Children of Bergen-Belsen Survivors Warn 'Never Forget,' 70 Years After Liberation
Seventy years after the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, some 100 people personally touched by the history returned to the site to share their memories.
'Woman in Gold' Success Shows German Preoccupation With Nazi Past
Two starkly different images: a woman wrapped in shimmering gold, a man whipped and bleeding on a cold cement floor.
