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German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Auschwitz-Birkenau on Dec. 6, 2019. Source: Auschwitz Memorial via Twitter.

Merkel pledges $66 million donation from Germany to Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation

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Germany will donate $66 million to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Friday during her first-ever visit to the former Nazi concentration camp. The funds, half to come from Germany’s federal government and half...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on Oct. 4, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

German government condemns neo-Nazi ‘hit list,’ death threats to politicians

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government on Monday issued a harsh condemnation of death threats recently sent to two German politicians by a neo-Nazi group, the AFP reported. Two leading Green Party politicians, Cem Ozdemir and Claudia Roth,...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Hall of Names during her visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Oct. 4, 2018. Credit: Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL.

German Jews blast decision to give Herzl Award to Merkel

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Members of Germany’s Jewish community are speaking out against the World Zionist Organization’s decision to honor German Chancellor Angela Merkel with its prestigious Herzl Award. Every year, the organizations bestows the award upon figures who...