Erik Kirschbaum
By Erik Kirschbaum
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Fast Forward Berlin Hosts ‘Jewish Olympics’ in Hitler’s Stadium
Seven decades after Adolf Hitler sought to stop Jews from competing in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, more than 2,500 Jewish competitors will take part in the 14th European Maccabi Games from Wednesday at the same Olympic Stadium. Germany, home to the world’s fast-growing Jewish population, is full of pride that the country responsible for…
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Fast Forward Blacksmith Rebuilds Infamous Dachau ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’ Gate
(Reuters) — A German blacksmith who painstakingly rebuilt an iron gate at the Dachau concentration camp bearing the notorious “Arbeit macht frei” (work sets you free) slogan said on Thursday he hoped no one would notice his work was a replica. Michael Poitner said he was honored to win the contract to reconstruct the 1.87…
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