Toby Axelrod
By Toby Axelrod
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Fast Forward German Jewish leader possibly targeted in Iranian spy operation, German officials reveal
A possible Iranian connection was also made in investigations into bullet holes found in two synagogues in the city of Essen last month
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Fast Forward A German town built a granary atop its Jewish cemetery. Now the bones are yielding insights about Ashkenazi DNA.
Erfurt’s medieval Jews carried many of the same diseases associated with Ashkenazi Jews today
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News In Germany, Kristallnacht goes by a different name. Here’s why.
The word, which means 'night of broken glass' in German, 'has a pretty sound,' said a journalist who has studied Nazi-era terms.
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Fast Forward 4 months after barring Jewish passengers, Lufthansa (again) announces new steps to combat antisemitism
The German airline will partner with the American Jewish Committee to train staffers about antisemitism
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Fast Forward Germany’s public broadcaster mandates that all employees support Israel’s right to exist
Deutsche Welle's revised conduct code appears to be timed to strengthen the company's hand in future employee termination cases
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Fast Forward At Bergen-Belsen, an activist born in DP camp commemorate loss and life
Menachem Rosensaft, associate executive vice president of the World Jewish Congress, doesn’t remember the camp. But he says it’s where his parents “returned to being human beings” after the war
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Fast Forward Germany apologizes to Munich Massacre victims and opens research commission into events surrounding the tragedy
'The attack was followed by years of decades of silence and blocking out,' said German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
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News Are too many Germans converting to Judaism? The debate is roiling Germany’s Jewish community.
A prominent cantor was dismissed from her synagogue after publishing a column titled, 'Why the increasing number of converts is a problem for Judaism'
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