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The Courts / Germany / Holocaust

Auschwitz SS Guard, 95, Dies in Prison

By JNi.Media

Only 43 Auschwitz staff members have been sentenced in German courts.

Politics / Government / Business and Economy / Arts and Entertainment / Jerusalem / Germany

President Rivlin Takes German President Out to Mahane Yehuda Shuk

By JNi.Media

Steinmeier welcomed UN Security Council Resolution 2334 that condemned Israel's annexation of eastern Jerusalem, among other things.

Featured / Politics / History / Antisemitism / Germany / Holocaust

German FM in Hot Water over Equating Social Democrat, Jewish Holocaust Victims

By JNi.Media

It is possible that Dr. Zuroff's reaction would have been different had he read the article to which he referred.

Featured / US / Politics / UK / History / The Courts / United Nations (UN) / Germany / Holocaust

New Book: Allies Knew of Death Camps in 1942, Indicted Adolf Hitler for War Crimes

By JNi.Media

Even Yad Vashem, whose research on the Holocaust is highly regarded, must now update its archives to reflect the new revelations.

Featured / US / History / The Courts / Germany / Holocaust

Federal Judge Gives Go Ahead to Suing Germany in US Court over Nazi-Looted Art

By JNi.Media

Meanwhile, German Culture Minister Monika Grütters declared the looted collection a national cultural treasure.

Featured / Politics / Business and Economy / Arts and Entertainment / Germany / Holocaust

Germans Pay Heir of Jewish Art Collector, Keep Stolen Kirchner Painting

By JNi.Media

In return for the $1.28 million check, Hess's heir consented to keeping the Kirchner painting where it is.

Headline / Terrorism / Police and Crime / Germany

Heidelberg Police Shoot Terrorist who Rammed into Pedestrians Injuring Three

By JNi.Media

The driver, wielding a knife, tried to escape but was intercepted by police and shot.

US / History / Germany / Holocaust

Hitler's Personal Phone Gets $240,000 in Auction

By JNi.Media

You, too, can own Adolf Hitler's personal presentation telephone, recovered from the Fuhrerbunker.

US / Politics / News Briefs / Germany / Sports / Holocaust

US Vs. Germany Fed Cup Tennis Match Opens with Nazi Anthem

By JNi.Media

Some German fans started singing the correct German anthem, buy were drowned out by the Nazi tune on the loudspeakers.

Politics / News Briefs / Anti-Israel NGOs / Germany / Israeli Arabs / Holocaust

Outrage: Germany to Observe Holocaust Remembrance Day while Funding Anti-Israel NGO

By JNi.Media

From 2012-2016 the German government has provided more than $290,000 to NGO promoting turning Israel into a multicultural, Arab-majority state.

History / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Germany / Holocaust

German Frozen Pizza Maker Returns Painting Nazis Forced Jewish Owner to Sell

By JNi.Media

The heirs did not know their painting's whereabouts before Dr Oetker contacted them, saying they were going to return it 'for moral reasons.'

US / Politics / History / The Courts / News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust / Africa

Namibians Suing Germany for 1904 Genocide

By JNi.Media

'The only difference [between the Jewish Holocaust and our own] is that the Jews are white and we are black,' said Herero chief Sam Kambazembi.

Politics / News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust / Eastern Europe

Polish Court Orders German TV to Apologize for Claiming Shared Responsibility for Auschwitz

By JNi.Media

Yad Vashem criticized the bill against blaming Poland for collaboration in the death camps, warning that its approval in parliament would be considered Holocaust denial and a regression in Poland’s efforts to face its dark past.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Germany

Berlin Massacre Israeli Victim Dalia Elkayam's Body Identified

By JNi.Media

German authorities on Wednesday offered a reward of about $104,000 for information leading to Amri's arrest, with a warning that he probably is "violent and armed."

Politics / Police and Crime / History / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Arts and Entertainment / Germany / Holocaust

Anonymous Tip Helps Jewish Dealer's Estate Recover Two Dutch Masters from German Auction

By JNi.Media

In both cases, the sellers agreed to return the works in 'amicable discussions,' according to the Max Stern Foundation.

Politics / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Religion / Germany / Judaism

Do you know a Jew? No?! Rent one!

By JNi.Media

There are 250,000 Jews in Germany, but few Germans know a Jew personally, according to Rent-a Jew.

US / History / The Courts / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Germany / Holocaust

Heirs of Jewish Art Dealer Sue Bavaria over Works by Beckmann, Klee, Gris

By JNi.Media

The Limbach Commission, a panel set up by Germany to return Nazi-looted art in public collections, has already issued a recommendation against returning a painting by Gris that used to hang in Flechtheim’s Berlin apartment.

Politics / Government / History / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Religion / Germany / Holocaust

Letters, Postcards, Show a Jewish-Identified, Pro-Zionist Author Stefan Zweig Who Prophesied Rise of Nazism

By JNi.Media

'Anti-Semitism, hatred, internal strife are all ancient elements of our historical destiny – always problematic. […] We must therefore look for a way out; we must be brave to remain within our destiny. If Judaism is a tragedy, let us live it.'

Politics / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Arts and Entertainment / Germany / Holocaust

German Frozen Pizza Maker Reveals Nazi Art Loot in Company Collection

By JNi.Media

Rudolf-August Oetker was the grandson of Dr. August Oetker. He ran the company from 1944 to 1981.

Israel / News Briefs / Germany / Sports

Jewish Runners Take On Berlin Marathon Proudly Wearing Israeli Flags

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

When 36-year-old Levi Levine crossed the finish line at today’s BMW Berlin Marathon, his emotions far exceeded his personal pride at having successfully finished the 42-kilometer course.

History / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Germany / Judaism

The Golem Comes to Life in Berlin's Jewish Museum

By JNi.Media

The exhibition uses the golem figure to examine topics like creativity, creation, power, and redemption.

Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Germany

Analysis: Merkel's Party Losing Badly as Social Democrats, Anti-Immigrant AfD Win Berlin State Vote

By JNi.Media

The SPD is expected to form a new regional coalition government with the Left and the Greens, who suffered a 2.5% drop to 15.1%.

Israel / Politics / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Religion / Germany / Holocaust

Coming Home: Jewish Secondary Schools Opening in Düsseldorf, Munich

By JNi.Media

On May 19, 1943, Germany was declared Judenrein (clean of Jews), with no Jewish high schools. Now we're back to three, and counting.

Terrorism / Politics / Hamas / News Briefs / Turkey / Egypt / Germany / European Union

Leaked German Report Accusing Turkey of Supporting Terrorism

By JNi.Media

One MP said "the German government cannot publicly designate the godfather of terrorism Erdogan as a partner, while internally warning about Turkey as a hub for terrorism."

Israel / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Media / Islamists / Germany / Holocaust

Luxury Berlin Hotel Denies Claude Lanzmann's Claim It Erased Israel

By JNi.Media

“One cannot fight against Arab terrorism and at the same time allow Israel to be eradicated at one of the noblest and most important hotels in Berlin,” Lanzmann wrote.

Politics / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Germany

German Culture Minister Promises Reform of Judenfrei Nazi Loot Commission

By JNi.Media

German Culture Minister Monika Grütters told the New York Times last March that a Jewish member on the committee “would be the only voice who would be prejudiced.”

Terrorism / Iran / News Briefs / Media / Germany

Watch: Munich Killer Ali Sonboli Had Shouting Match with German Truck Driver

By JNi.Media

"I looked from my balcony and saw him reloading his pistol. I threw my beer bottle at him. It broke on the roof.”

Politics / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust / Eastern Europe

Historical Discovery in Lithuania: Escape Tunnel Used by Jewish Prisoners to Escape from the Nazis

By JNi.Media

For the first time since the Holocaust the famous tunnel used by the prisoners of Ponar to escape from the Nazis had been located using new technologies for underground predictive scanning.

Politics / Police and Crime / History / The Courts / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Germany

Report: Germany Returned Nazi-Looted Art to the Nazis who Looted It

By JNi.Media

It seems that Bavaria thought restitution meant restitution to the Nazis rather than to their victims.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Germany

Lone Gunman Attacks Theater in Germany

By Jewish Press News Desk

German police moved fast to shut down a terrorist situation in a theater in Vernheim, about 40 miles south of Frankfurt.

Politics / Police and Crime / History / The Courts / News Briefs / Germany

94-Year-Old Auschwitz Guard Gets 15 Minutes Per Murder

By JNi.Media

Hanning's lawyer, Johannes Salmen, said he plans to appeal, because his client "will not be fit for a custodial sentence. That means he will not have to go to jail."

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Arts and Entertainment / Germany

Jewish Group Condemns German YouTube's Neo-Nazi Videos

By JNi.Media

"If I post something from Adele or Taylor Swift, you can bet it'll be gone in a few hours."

Jewish / Politics / Police and Crime / Elections / News Briefs / Islamists / Religion / Germany

German Rightwing Party Calling for Ban on Islam as Leftists Clash with Police

By JNi.Media

"An orthodox Islam that does not respect our constitution or even contradicts it is incompatible with our legal system and culture."

Government / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Judea & Samaria / Germany

Diplomatic Sources Say Israeli Ties With Germany Are Strong

By Jewish Press News Desk

Despite rumors being published by Der Spiegel, sources say relations are strong between Israel and Berlin.

Politics / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Germany

German Museum Displays Small Scale Expressions of Racial Hatred

By JNi.Media

It turns out Germans continue to harbor ugly feelings about people and things that are not German, and they prefer their bigotry small and intimate, away from the lime lights.

Syria / Politics / News Briefs / Germany / European Union / Eastern Europe

Thousands of Syrians Stuck in Greece as Passage through Balkans Narrowed

By JNi.Media

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pushing a plan calling on Turkey to stop the flow of refugees and take some of them back — for a price.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Health and Medicine / Germany

Merck, Weizmann, Sign New Research Collaboration Agreement

By JNi.Media

“We have focused our healthcare research activities on the highly promising fields of immuno-oncology, immunology and oncology."

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Arts and Entertainment / Germany

Hitler's Other Hobby, Painting, Now on Auction

By JNi.Media

It should be noted that WW2 was fought not by one, but by two really bad amateur painters.

Book Reviews / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Religion / Germany / Russia / Holocaust

Here's a Holocaust Story with a Happy Ending

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Dina Gold's "Stolen Legacy" is the story of one woman's victory against the Nazis, albeit 60 years later.

Politics / UK / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Germany

George Soros: Europe Facing Collapse, But Not Necessarily

By JNi.Media

Going back many years Donald Trump wanted me to be the lead tenant in one of his early buildings. My answer was, “I’m afraid I can’t afford it.”

Politics / News Briefs / Islamists / Germany

Refugees Use German Public Pools as Bathrooms and Worse

By JNi.Media

Pool staff began to tell Middle Eastern swimmers the Sauna was out-of-order if there were women inside.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Germany / North African States

Germany Cracking Down on North African Asylum Seekers

By Jewish Press News Desk

The German government says North African countries must take back rejected asylum seekers or kiss good bye any German development aid, the BBC reported. Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said North African leaders should be aware that migrants from their countries are accused of attacks on German women. Police detained 40 North African men in Duesseldorf […]

History / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Germany

As Germans Start Reading It Again, Here Are Some Unexpected Quotes from 'Mein Kampf'

By JNi.Media

Tired of the society of plenty with its self-adulation? Hitler believed that "mankind has grown strong in eternal struggle, and only in eternal peace does it perish."

IDF & Security / US / UK / Government / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Media / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Germany / Settlements

Limmud vs. Tuvia Tenenbom: Which One is the Liberal?

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

"We were in a Jewish setting and you can only criticize Israel," Tenenbom said, "for me, that was the worst."

Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Germany

Germany's Largest Paper Supports Shaked's NGO Transparency Law

By JNi.Media

Shaked told Bild that Israel had suggested to the European Union to set up a mutual mechanism to regulate the donations, but did not receive a response.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Germany

Trains Halted in Munich Due to 'Serious, Imminent Threat' of a Terror Attack

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Munich trains were closed, cleared and no longer running in two central stations, following a credible terrorist threat on New Year's Eve.

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs / Germany / Russia

Israelis Can't Stand Obama even More than Iranians

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Obama is not popular in either country, but to put it in positive terms, the U.S. President is a tiny bit more popular with Iranians than with Israelis.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Islamists / Germany / ISIS

Israeli Institutions in Berlin Targeted for Terror by ISIS-Inspired Germans

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Two German men are being tried for planning ISIS-inspired attacks against Israeli institutions in Berlin.

News Briefs / Germany / Assimilation

Comprehensive Survey of Israelis in Germany Finds They Are Secular, Educated Leftists

By JNi.Media

26.1% have a German citizenship; 54% live with a spouse who is a German national; and 54.4% have parents or grandparents who are Holocaust survivors.

News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / Business and Economy / Judea & Samaria / Germany / Settlements / European Union

UPDATE: German Store Sells 'Made in Israeli' Goods from Settlements

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The large Galeria Kaufhof chain denied a previous report that it took "settlement" goods off its shelves and insists, "We don’t get involved in politics."

Israel / News Briefs / Germany

'Israeli Intelligence Prevented Massive Terror Attack in Germany'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Report: Israeli sources, and not those from France as originally thought, warned exactly how terrorists planned to blow up a soccer match. A bomb was found in an ambulance.

Politics / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Germany

Austrian, German Jews Become Active in Blocking Muslim Migrants

By Jewish Press News Desk

German NGO Pro Asyl criticized those comments, saying it was unfortunate that a Jewish group was sharing the same position as a conservative Bavarian party.

Politics / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Germany

Berlin's KaDeWe Returns Israeli Products to Shelves

By Jewish Press News Desk

"in this matter, which was about a European Union recommendation, we acted too quickly and insensitively."

Terrorism / News Briefs / France / Islamists / Germany / Sports / ISIS

German-Dutch Soccer Match Canceled, Explosives Found at the Scene

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

'Credible threat' of explosive attack at a German soccer stadium led to cancellation of Tuesday's match.

Israel / US / UK / Iran / News Briefs / France / United Nations (UN) / Germany / Russia / China

BOMBSHELL: 'West Falsely Claims Iran Parliament Approved JCPOA'

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Iranian parliament approved document very different from the JCPOA - it calls for ending sanctions and ending Israel's nuke program.

News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust

New Comedy Examines How Today’s Germans Would Welcome a Returning Hitler

By JNi.Media

“People clustered around me. One told me she loved me, and asked me to hug her. One, to my relief, started hitting me. There was also a black woman who said I scared her.”

Middle East / Levant / Jewish / News Briefs / Germany

German Jewish Leader Fears Anti-Semitic Syrian Refugees

By JNi.Media

Josef Schuster fears the fact that many of the refugees seeking asylum in Germany come from countries hostile to Israel might bolster anti-Semitic views among the Arab community.

News Briefs / Islamists / Germany

German Police Chief: Muslim Violence Shows Christian Refugees Must Be Housed Separately

By JNi.Media

A German police union official explained, “Sunnis fight Shiites, there are Salafists of varying kinds… Women are being forced to wear veils. Men are forced to pray. Islamists want to impose their values.”

News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust

Former Auschwitz Radio Operator Charged with Accessory to Murder

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A 91-year-old SS woman aided operations that led to the murder of 260,000 Jews.

US / Politics / UK / Iran / News Briefs / France / United Nations (UN) / Germany / Russia / China

US Admin Claims 'No Self Inspections,' But Iran Alone Chooses Samples to Inspect

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

US Iran Deal supporters are fine with Iran, without any oversight, choosing own samples for analysis

News Briefs / Germany

Germany Looking to Expunge Laws Written by Hitlers ‘Blood Judge’

By JNi.Media

German Justice Minister Heiko Maas has proposed updating the Strafgesetzbuch German penal code and removing from it those unmistakable traces of Nazism.

News Briefs / France / Germany / Holocaust

Ashes of Holocaust Victims Buried after Secretly Kept in French School

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Their remains had been kept in jars and test tubes in a French medical school.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust

Auschwitz Provides Tourists with Outdoor Showers to 'Cool Down'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The management of the former death camp says there was no intention to remind people of the gas "showers."

Israel / Iran / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Germany

Iran Rejects Daniel Barenboim’s Gesture of Peace Because He’s Israeli

By JNi.Media

Barenboim rejected from Iran because he's a "Zionist". The irony is overwhelming.

News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust

Munich City Council Upholds Ban on Tiny Holocaust Memorial Bricks

By JNi.Media

Jewish community leaders argued these “stolpersteine” — German for stumbling blocks — were an inappropriate form of remembrance because people would step on them.

News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust

German Aid Organization Gives Holocaust Survivors Israeli Smart Bracelets

By JNi.Media

“It’s powerful to see today’s Christians, especially from Germany, standing with Israel as well as taking an active role in supporting Holocaust survivors..."

News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust

92-Year-Old Nazi Indicted in German Juvenile Court

By JNi.Media

The parents of the accused were unable to accompany him to the indictment.

News Briefs / Germany

Breaking News: Mass Murder in German Shooting Spree

By Jewish Press News Desk

UPDATE: At least one man and woman were killed and one other person was injured in a shooting spree near Ansbach, Germany on Friday. Unconfirmed reports say that several people were killed. It is not yet known if it a terrorist attack. Police reportedly have captured the murderer, who fled in a silver Mercedes Cabrio

US / UK / Iran / News Briefs / France / United Nations (UN) / Germany / Russia / China / European Union

Report: Iran Deal Reached -- on Sanctions Relief

By Rachel Levy

US-led talks with Tehran appear to have reached a deal on sanctions relief: but what about access to Iranian nuclear sites?

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Germany

10 IDF Naval Officers Move to Germany to Oversee Shipbuilding

By Jewish Press News Desk

Germany is building 4 new warships for Israel, and IDF officers will be part of the process.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Germany

Nazis Continue to have their Evils Undone

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Denied her doctorate by the Nazis, 102 year old woman will finally receive it, nearly 80 years later.

Uncategorized / News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust / Eastern Europe

Lauder at 70th Bergen-Belsen Liberation Ceremony: 'Silence Emboldens Tyrants'

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Lauder: 'Jews demanded no 'Right of Return' to Germany or Austria or Poland or any other European country.'

News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust

Survivors to Testify in Trial of 'Bookkeeper of Auschwitz'

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Oskar Groening's admission of crimes and denial of guilt exposes the depths and truth of evil.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Germany

Berlin Teacher Taught Students to March and Sing Nazi Anthem

By Jewish Press Staff

The teacher could face three years in jail for displaying Nazi symbols, which includes singing Nazi songs.

US / UK / Iran / News Briefs / France / Germany / Russia / China

Corker-Menendez Bill So Bipartisan that Even Obama No Longer Objects

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Congressional oversight of Iran bill unanimously passes Committee, President no longer threatens veto.

Terrorism / Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs / France / Germany / Russia / China / European Union

Iran Deal: US and Allies are the Junior Varsity (Little League?)

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The Iran nuclear deal allows continued uranium enrichment, a bunkered centrifuge center and no snap inspections. Lucky Iran.

News Briefs / France / Germany

Germanwings Co-Pilot Intentionally Crashed Plane and Killed Passengers

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Authorities have ruled out terror but don’t know of the co-pilot's motives.

US / UK / News Briefs / France / United Nations (UN) / Germany

Iran's Rouhani Optimistic 'Possible to Reach Agreement' on Nuclear Deal

By Jewish Press Staff

Iran's Pres. Rouhani is optimistic an agreement can be reached on a nuclear deal, says there's "nothing that cannot be resolved."

Israel / Travel / News Briefs / Germany

Number of Israeli Tourists to Germany Rises by 14 Percent

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel was the sixth-highest source for tourists to Germany in 2014.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Germany

Germany’s Central Council Of Jews Warns Against Wearing Yarmulkes

By JBN / Jewish Business News

"It is a development that I did not expect five years ago and that's a bit shocking."

Israel / US / UK / Iran / News Briefs / France / Islamists / United Nations (UN) / Germany / Russia / China

'Apocalyptic' Iran Deal: Details Increasingly Reveal Bibi is Right

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Details of the negotiations with Iran reveal Bibi's warnings correct: this is a very bad deal.

Police and Crime / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Germany / Holocaust / Assimilation

Berlin 2015: Jewish Magazines Now Arrive in Plain Paper for Safety

By Rachel Levy

In Berlin 2015, a major Jewish monthly magazine is now delivered in plain wrapping paper -- to minimize the chance of attack.

News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt / Germany / ISIS

Sisi: 'Muslim Brotherhood is the Origin of all Islamic Extremism'

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Egypt's Sisi calls the Muslim Brotherhood the progenitor of modern Islamic extremism.

US / Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / Germany / European Union

No White House Worries Over 'Election Proximity' with Herzog

By Rachel Levy

Top US leaders huddle with Israeli opposition candidate Isaac Herzog on sidelines of Munich security talks. Why no 'election proximity' worries?

Terrorism / Police and Crime / News Briefs / France / Media / Germany

German Newspaper Offices Firebombed After Printing Hebdo Cartoons

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

'Paris was the beginning of the apocalypse in Europe' blared a tweet on the firebombed German newspaper.

Terrorism / Israel / US / UK / Antisemitism / News Briefs / France / Religion / Germany / Judaism

10 Worst AntiSemitic Acts of 2014

By Simon Wiesenthal Center

Competition was fierce for Simon Wiesenthal Center's 10 Worst anti-Semitic and/or anti-Israel incidents of 2014

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Getzlight – Chapter IV

By Ruchama Feuerman

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