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Fast Forward Germans See Echoes Of Nazi Past In Trump And Charlottesville
For the past decade, the pupils of the Manfred von Ardenne school in Berlin have been visiting a local cemetery to tend the graves of victims of the Nazis. By honoring those who died doing forced labor for Adolf Hitler’s regime and learning their stories, pupils gain a clearer, more visceral understanding of their country’s…
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Sponsored Beyond The Bierhaus: German Food Is Better (And More Diverse) Than You Think
Expand your food horizons in Germany with diverse restaurants and street food (but don’t skip the traditional offerings)! Most Americans believe that German cuisine is, as the Germans themselves put it, strictly herzhaft and deftig — “hearty” and “solid.” And they’re right. Many of the German mainstays — say, schnitzel, bratwurst and beer — are…
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Fast Forward American Tourist In Germany Does Nazi Salute, Gets Beaten Up
An American tourist in the German city of Dresden was punched by a stranger after the tourist gave the Nazi salute in public multiple times, local police say. Police say that the 41-year-old tourist had “an extremely high blood alcohol level,” according to the Associated Press. The tourist, who suffered minor injuries, is under investigation…
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Fast Forward Twitter Didn’t Delete Racist Posts. So A Satirist Painted Them On Its Building.
BERLIN (JTA) — The Berlin-based creator of the viral Yolocaust website spray-painted the German headquarters of Twitter with anti-Semitic posts that the social network failed to delete when he reported them. Shahak Shapira, a 28-year-old Israeli-German, released his own tweet on Monday claiming responsibility after first working anonymously. “I reported about 300 hate tweets. Twitter didn’t…
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Fast Forward Chinese Tourists Arrested For ‘Heil Hitler’ Salute In Germany
(JTA) — Two Chinese tourists were arrested in Germany for making the “Heil Hitler” salute. The men, ages 36 and 49, made the illegal salute in front of the Reichstag building, where the German parliament meets, Reuters reported. They were taking photos of each other making the salute. The men were arrested for “using symbols…
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Sponsored The Stunning Synagogues of Germany
Before World War II, according to a German news site, there were about 2,800 synagogues in Germany. Now there are around 130. It’s a grim statistic, but there is cause for optimism. Since reunification Germans have a renewed interest in the Jewish history of their country. They’ve also welcomed an influx of Jews, mainly from…
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Community 11 Jewish Things We Learned From A Director Of German History Museums
Erfurt is a small city in central Germany packed with medieval buildings. Due to its position along the ancient Via Regia trade route, Erfurt has strong Jewish associations as well — most famously the Efurt Old Synagogue, a beautifully restored medieval temple, parts of which date from the 11th century. In order to better understand…
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Fast Forward Secretive Nazi Cult Probed By Chile — With German Help
Germany and Chile have agreed to create a commission to document crimes committed at a secretive sect founded by an ex-Nazi in the foothills of the Andes, the Chilean foreign relations ministry said on Thursday. The agreement, signed late Wednesday, will create a documentation center for the community, as well as a memorial for victims…
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