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The Incredible Story of a Munich Soccer Team During the Holocaust Offers a Lesson
Milo Yiannopoulos Talks About His Jewish Identity, Trump and Zionism in Berlin
‘Tell the truth,’ Auschwitz survivor urges accused in Nazi trials
A Holocaust survivor said on Tuesday that four suspects accused by German prosecutors of being accessory to murder at Auschwitz must have known of the mass killings taking place at the camp because of the \”unbearable stench\” of burning bodies.
Study: Nazi propaganda had lifelong effect on many Germans
Germans who grew up during the 1930s are far more likely than their younger countrymen to have negative attitudes about Jews, according to a new study of anti-Semitism in Germany.
Airbus seeks deal to supply Germany with Israel drones
Airbus (AIR.PA) signed a deal on Wednesday with Israel Aerospace Industries to team up on a bid for a bridging contract to supply the German armed forces with military drones until 2020.
The origins and meaning of Ashkenazic last names
Ashkenazic Jews were among the last Europeans to take family names. Some German speaking Jews took last names as early as the 17th century, but the overwhelming majority of Jews lived in Eastern Europe and did not take last names until compelled to do so. The process began in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1787 and ended in Czarist Russia in 1844.
Oy vey: Holocaust Instagrams
Smiley selfies from Auschwitz and Buchenwald? They’re trending, apparently. Blogger Hektor Brehl, writing for the German version of Vice magazine, has a piece about the tendency of young travelers to post pics taken at Holocaust memorials in which they show off their new sneakers and crack “uncool” jokes.
‘Aftermath’ exposes dark secrets in Poland
The Nazi occupation of most of Europe during World War II and the Holocaust tested the moral fiber not only of the individual citizen but also of entire nations.