SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 28, 2013
A miniseries that aired in Germany this month has enthralled viewers with its emotional portrayal of the role that average people played in WWII. Stripped of moral pretension, it also establishes a new, multigenerational milestone in the country's culture of remembrance. By Romain Leick more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 22, 2013
On Thursday, the ruling parties in Germany's parliament blocked a measure to resolve the amount German pension funds must pay to former laborers in Nazi-era ghettos. Israeli officials are incensed and have promised to increase pressure. By Christoph Schult more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 07, 2013
Leading Nazi Hermann Göring was instrumental to Hitler's reign of terror, but research suggests his brother Albert saved the lives of dozens of Jews. Israel must now decide whether he deserves to be honored as one of the "Righteous Among the Nations." By Gerhard Spörl more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 31, 2013
Rabbi Abraham Cooper has reiterated the Simon Wiesenthal Center's stance that German journalist Jakob Augstein, who also writes a column for SPIEGEL ONLINE, is a leading anti-Semite. He said that Augstein's recent comments have done nothing to change his opinion. By Severin Weiland more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 30, 2013
Adolf Hitler and his Nazi henchmen amassed huge amounts of valuable art, jewelry and other collectibles prior to and during World War II. It is a poisonous legacy which German museums and governments have failed to properly address. The moral disaster continues to the present day. By Steffen Winter more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 24, 2013
After World War II, dozens of Nazi criminals went into hiding in South America. A new study reveals how a 'coalition of the unwilling' on both sides of the Atlantic successfully stymied efforts to hunt and prosecute these criminals for decades. By Felix Bohr more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 09, 2013
A Swedish artist has caused outrage by claiming to have created a painting using ash he took from an oven in Majdanek concentration camp. Polish prosecutors said on Tuesday they had opened an investigation. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 04, 2013
Anne Frank is a figure of hope whose diary has been read by millions of people around the world. Two new books, an upcoming film and a soon to open museum seek to create a contemporary, complicated -- and more Jewish -- image of the Holocaust victim. By Georg Diez more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 13, 2012
The 2006 World Cup in Germany seemed like a fairy tale come true for the country. Suddenly, years of troubling history seemed to lift amidst euphoria over the cosmopolitan twist fate had brought to the country. But this year, amid fresh debates over xenophobia, many are left wondering if the ugly German is back. An Essay by Dirk Kurbjuweit more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 12, 2012
Less than two months ago, Germany's government made a big show of dedicating a memorial to the Sinti and Roma victims of Nazi crimes, pledging greater efforts to fight discrimination. But a new report chastises Berlin for doing little to combat the mistreatment and prejudice the minorities face each day. By Maximilian Popp more...
