How a German high school helped Toronto Holocaust survivor Gershon Willinger learn precious new details about his family
A Holocaust survivor from Toronto who was separated from his parents as an infant recently learned new information about his family—from students in a history club at a German high school. Gershon Willinger was born in Amsterdam in 1942 to German Jewish parents who had fled their home country. A few months later, Willinger’s parents […]
Heirs snub German city’s tribute to looted art dealer Max Stern
Canadian scholars concerned exhibit will not address the difficulty of restituting Nazi-looted works.
Germany gives $4.4 million to Dutch Holocaust museum
Germany has pledged nearly $4.5 million toward renovating the Dutch national Holocaust museum.
40-year-old music lover and 20-year-old soccer fan identified as victims of Halle synagogue gunman
Jana Lange was a dedicated fan of German pop music. Kevin S. was a construction worker and decorator who loved soccer. They have been identified as the two victims killed in the shooting by the gunman who tried to enter the Halle synagogue in Germany on Yom Kippur. Lange was 40; Kevin was 20.
Germany’s chief prosecutor says Halle shooting suspect planned a ‘massacre’
Peter Frank, Germany’s chief federal prosecutor, told reporters that the suspect had nearly nine pounds of explosives in his car at the time of his capture.
Jewish leader in Germany: Police did not provide adequate protection to attacked synagogue
A Jewish leader in Germany doubled down on his accusation that police did not adequately protect the Halle synagogue targeted by a gunman on Yom Kippur.
Germany ‘must protect Jewish life,’ its president says at site of foiled synagogue attack
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that the state “must protect Jewish life.”
A small ray of hope at Dachau
In a special travel piece, Sandy Bornstein ventures to explore Dachau.
Berlin 1933 ou quand le passé fait écho au présent
Le journaliste Daniel Schneidermann consacre un livre-enquête passionnant à la manière dont les correspondants étrangers en poste en Allemagne ont couvert dans les années 30 l’ascension politique d’Adolf Hitler.
Exposing the Jewish history of a medieval German town
Sandy Bornstein details her travels around Rothenburg, Germany.
