Tag: Angela Merker
Merkel pledges $66 million donation from Germany to Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation
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 government condemns neo-Nazi ‘hit list,’ death threats to politicians
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 Jews blast decision to give Herzl Award to Merkel
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...