This is the Forward’s coverage of the modern nation of Germany, the successor state to Nazi Germany, which perpetrated the Holocaust during World War II.
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Fast Forward Frankfurt cinema declines to participate in Jewish film festival, spurring backlash
The Jewish Community of Frankfurt called the decision a"devastating societal signal."
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Opinion Why the ‘No Kings’ marches reminded me of Germany in 1933
Americans should heed what happened in Germany before the Weimar Republic’s final parliamentary election
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Fast Forward Meet Karin Prien, the woman who could become Germany’s first Jewish president
A granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, Federal Minister Karin Prien says her 'Jewish biography' shapes her politics and public identity.
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Fast Forward Germany pulls support for Israel in ICJ genocide case, battling its own accusations of aiding Israel
The U-turn comes after the German government rejected South Africa’s claims as 'baseless' in January 2024
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Culture The Nazis didn’t care that Paul Klee wasn’t Jewish
Sketches from the last decade of the lauded artist's life, exhibited for the first time in the US at the Jewish Museum, change how we understand his work
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Fast Forward German antisemitism commissioner quits far‑left party over anti-Israel resolution
Andreas Büttner, of Brandenburg, was part of Die Linke for 11 years until this week
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Culture An astonishing history of wartime Berlin that reads like a thriller
Ian Buruma's 'Stay Alive' is at once panoramic and intimate, dispassionate and deeply moving
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Opinion What we get wrong about how Germany has reckoned with its Nazi past
In Germany's eagerness to whitewash the crimes of the WWII era, there are sobering lessons for a post-Trump America
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