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Holocaust

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The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, refers to the deliberate murder of Jewish people during the Nazi reign of Germany from 1933-1945.

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A railway and the entrance to Auschwitz

Polish government slammed for 'instrumentalizing' Holocaust

Polish government slammed for 'instrumentalizing' Holocaust

The ruling PiS party has released a video featuring images of Nazi death camps, in a campaign move that could backfire.
PoliticsJune 3, 2023
Police officers talk to radical right-wing MP Grzegorz Braun (right) at an event at the German Historical Institute, Warsaw, Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Polish radical right-wing MP disrupts lecture on Holocaust

Polish radical right-wing MP disrupts lecture on Holocaust

A Polish radical right-wing MP stopped a lecture on the Holocaust at the German Historical Institute Warsaw.
PoliticsJune 1, 2023
A picture of a little brass plaque set into a pavement in Berlin containing the details of a person's date of birth and death, surrounded by colorful dahlias.

'Stolpersteine': Commemorating victims of Nazi persecution

'Stolpersteine': Commemorating victims of Nazi persecution

The art project by Gunter Demnig is the largest decentralized Holocaust memorial, with 100,000 plaques around the world.
CultureMay 30, 2023
Roger Waters holding a microphone on stage in front of bug red letters.

Roger Waters performs minus Nazi-style uniform in Frankfurt

Roger Waters performs minus Nazi-style uniform in Frankfurt

Controversial Pink Floyd co-founder slightly modified his Frankfurt show, while hundreds gathered to protest against it.
MusicMay 30, 2023
A participant of a neo-Nazi march

Right-wing terror in Germany: A timeline

Right-wing terror in Germany: A timeline

Estimates suggest that more 200 people have died in far-right attacks in Germany since 1990. Here's an overview.
PoliticsMay 30, 2023
Large bronze sculpture of a horse in an exhibition space

Why a German museum is putting two Nazi sculptures on show

Why a German museum is putting two Nazi sculptures on show

Two bronze statues of horses meant to symbolize the strength of the Nazi regime will be exhibited in a Berlin museum.
CultureMay 29, 2023
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Six people were killed in the attack in Solingen

Far-right terror attack in Solingen: 30 years later

Relatives remember the five people killed in an arson attack by far-right terrorists in Germany in 1993.
SocietyMay 28, 2023
Screenshot from the video game 'The Light in the Darkness,' showing a standing man with one arm around the shoulder of a seated woman.

How video games tackle the Holocaust

Video games often feature Nazis, but rarely focus on the Nazi dictatorship's crimes and the Holocaust. That is changing.
CultureMay 22, 2023
An Israeli flag flies with a glass dome of the German Bundestag in the background

Five lessons from Meron Mendel's 'Talking about Israel'

"Talking about Israel," a book by Israeli professor Meron Mendel, analyzes how Israel is discussed in German society.
CultureMay 15, 2023
A scene from "Waldo's Circus of Magic and Terror" - a man dressed as a circus director sits in a wheelchair, smiling and with arms outstretched, while acrobats and clowns perform around him

Shelter under the big top: A musical about the Nazi era

Told by disabled and non-disabled people, "Waldo's Circus of Magic and Terror" portrays a circus during the Third Reich.
ArtsMay 5, 2023
People carry an Israeli and a German flag during a rally in solidarity with Israel

What's behind Germany's special relationship with Israel?

After the Holocaust, it took decades of rapprochement for Germany and Israel to establish a partnership.
PoliticsApril 25, 202307:00 min
Young people wearing the Israeli flag over their shoulders while they walk through the former Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.

March of the Living: Remembrance in Auschwitz

The March of the Living is an annual event recalling victims and survivors of the Holocaust, held at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
HistoryApril 17, 2023