SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 20, 2012
After sitting derelict for some 15 years, Berlin's first Jewish Girls' School has been brought back to life. When the Jewish community couldn't afford renovations, two of the city's cultural fixtures came up with a slick new concept that honors the building's past with new artistic and culinary energy. By Renuka Rayasam more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 20, 2012
German passports, Berlin DJs and language lessons: After decades of wariness, Israelis have discovered a new love for Germany. For a new generation of confident, young Israelis, the country has become one of their favorites. By Juliane von Mittelstaedt more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 04, 2012
A Jewish newspaper launched in Germany this week aims to portray the resurgence of Jewish life in the country to a still-skeptical international public. "I don't want Hitler to have the last word" on nearly 2,000 years of German-Jewish history, its founder Rafael Seligmann tells SPIEGEL ONLINE. By David Crossland more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 11, 2011
Young Jewish artists in Germany are self-confidently toying with prejudices and clichés, creating an identity for themselves that is no longer tied to the past -- and leaving it up to the Germans to deal with the question of who exactly the Germans are. By Georg Diez more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 28, 2011
An increased number of American children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors have applied in recent years for the German citizenship stripped from their family members by the Nazis. Many are interested in settling elsewhere in the European Union. But one family has found a new home in Berlin. By Mary Beth Warner more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 21, 2011
For decades, the shadow of history and the Holocaust led many Israelis to boycott Germany. Today, though, a new generation of Israelis are discovering Berlin as a center for the arts and European party capital. With their literature, art, cafes and nightlife, they have already become a vibrant presence in the city. By Doron Halutz in Berlin more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 05, 2011
The leading rabbi in the eastern German state of Brandenburg says Jews in the community there are warned not to wear yarmulkes or other visible symbols of Judaism. He says the state has a problem with anti-Semitism, but Brandenburg officials claim they are doing all they can to make Jewish culture part of everyday life. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 03, 2009
Two Orthodox rabbis have been ordained in Munich in a ceremony that hasn't taken place in Germany since World War II. The event marks a milestone for Jewish life in Germany. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 29, 2009
Charlotte Knobloch, head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, said on Thursday that she was severing contact with the Catholic Church. Her move stems from the pope's decision to void the excommunication of Holocaust denier Bishop Richard Williamson. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 27, 2009
Jewish leaders refused to attend a Holocaust remembrance ceremony in the German parliament on Tuesday in protest over the lack of attention paid to survivors. more...
