Tag: Germany
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...
Friend of Anne Frank’s opens up about German official who saved her family
A friend of Anne Frank’s from Amsterdam released a new memoir about the little known German official and lawyer Hans Calmeyer, who saved her family and others from the Holocaust.
In Shedding Our Stars: A Story of Hans...
Pompeo visits synagogue in Halle, Germany; reaffirms battle against anti-Semitism
HALLE, GERMANY—U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Jewish Agency chairman Isaac Herzog attended a Thursday-night memorial service at the synagogue in Halle, Germany, which one month ago was...