Tag: Germany
Germany raids homes linked to neo-Nazi movement, bans anti-Semitic group
German police raided in 10 German states on Thursday homes linked to an anti-Semitic far-right movement called Reichsbürger, also known as “Citizens of the Reich.”
The Interior Ministry said some 400 police officers seized firearms, neo-Nazi propaganda...
Holocaust memorials set in pavement in Berlin in memory of Jews deported
Nearly 50 Holocaust stone memorials were recently set into the pavement around a major German publisher’s new main office in Berlin in honor of the dozens of Jews deported from the city in the 1940s.
Publisher Axel Springer...
Israel’s Rafael uses augmented reality, artificial intelligence to revolutionize urban-warfare capabilities
The German military is currently studying cutting-edge digital battlefield technology produced by Israeli defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, as are several other NATO countries.
In December, a German company named Atos was selected by...
Germany returns Nazi-looted art to descendants of French Jewish collector
The German government on Wednesday returned three works of art stolen from a Jewish lawyer and collector during the Nazi occupation of France to descendants of their original owner, reported France 24.
The two paintings—Dame en...
Iran warns Europe that its soldiers ‘could be in danger’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Wednesday that European soldiers in the Middle East “could be in danger” after France, Britain and Germany on Tuesday triggered the dispute resolution mechanism of the 2015 nuclear deal, a...
German parliament passes resolution aimed to outlaw Hezbollah activities
The German parliament passed a resolution on Thursday calling on the federal government to outlaw activities by the terrorist organization Hezbollah.
The nonbinding measure was backed by the two major parties that consist of Germany’s...
Report: German family to donate millions to atone for Nazi-era deeds
One of Germany’s richest families, the owners of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and other brands, is donating millions of euros to help Holocaust survivors to atone for its use of forced labor during the Nazi...
German Jewish beauty queen launches ‘Shalom’ campaign on social media
A German-Jewish beauty queen is launching a campaign to raise awareness about racist and anti-Semitic incidents and rhetoric afflicting Germany and Western Europe.
Tamar Morali kicked off her campaign, titled “SHALOM,” on Dec. 10, Human Rights Day.
She...
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...
Will the synagogue attack in Halle, Germany, spur pro-Jewish sentiment?
Inside the Center for Creativity at the historic Francke Foundation in Halle, founded as a Pietist education center for orphans in 1698, a couple of kids sitting in a cozy nook stared at a...