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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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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Community Explore Germany’s Erfurt Old Synagogue
Erfurt is a jewel-box of a city. Nestled along the banks of the Gera River in the heart of Germany, Erfurt boasts a beautifully preserved medieval center, replete with the storybook spires of a fortress and cathedrals. The Krämerbrücke, or Merchant’s Bridge, is lined with lovely half-timbered houses — which are still in use as…
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Fast Forward My Nazi Aunt’s Dinner Party Ended — With Cold-Blooded Murder Of 180 Jews
In March 1945, an Austrian countess named Margit Batthyany had a dinner party at her castle near the Hungarian border. After the soiree, her Nazi-sympathizer boyfriend told guests to join him on a chilling mission. They went to a group of 180 Jews who were working as slave laborers digging trenches in a nearby field….
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Fast Forward WATCH: The Auschwitz Museum Just Released This Moving Documentary
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum just released a moving documentary that tells the story of the museum’s founding and charts its 70-year history. The museum, which receives over one million visitors each year, was founded in 1947. Although the museum is a beacon of Holocaust education for people around the world, it has a controversial history….
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Fast Forward New German Law Curbs Hate Speech, Holocaust Denial On Social Networks
BERLIN (JTA) — The German parliament passed a new law Friday designed to curb hate speech and libel on social networks. The law requires Internet platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to remove material with obviously illegal content and fake defamatory “news” within 24 hours of its having been reported. Previously, illegal material was reported but did not have to be…
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Yiddish World Yiddish Summer Weimar Will Highlight the Cultures of Israel
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. This year the theme of the annual festival, Yiddish Summer Weimar, will be “The Other Israel: Seeing Unseen Diasporas.” Besides its usual programming the five-week celebration of Ashkenazi culture will also include a series of concerts and workshops dedicated to the various cultures of Israel and the…
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Fast Forward German Neo-Nazis Flock To Spain To Party And Display Their Swastika Tattoos
German neo-Nazis are traveling abroad to party in Spain, openly displaying tattoos and flags that are outlawed in Germany, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday. Following the fall of the Third Reich, Germany outlawed displays of the swastika, Hitler salutes and all other Nazi symbolism. Offenders can receive jail time. However, the British paper reported, a…
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