He captured striking images of city life. Why haven’t we heard of him?
Fred Stein also created portraits of many luminaries, including Albert Einstein. Now his son and others are introducing Stein’s oeuvre to a new generation
Fred Stein also created portraits of many luminaries, including Albert Einstein. Now his son and others are introducing Stein’s oeuvre to a new generation
An American tourist in the German city of Dresden was punched by a stranger after the tourist gave the Nazi salute in public multiple times, local police say. Police say that the 41-year-old tourist had “an extremely high blood alcohol level,” according to the Associated Press. The tourist, who suffered minor injuries, is under investigation…
The Jewish community of Dresden is installing its first hometown rabbi since 1938. Alexander Nachama, 29, is to be formally inaugurated this Sabbath as rabbi of the new synagogue in Dresden, which is in eastern Germany. Dresden’s Semper-Synagogue was destroyed during the Kristallnacht pogrom in 1938. The new synagogue was dedicated at the original site…
The February 1945 firebombing of Dresden has long been a rallying point for neo-Nazis. Indeed, prominent Holocaust deniers have been assiduous in symbolically conflating Dresden with Hiroshima as the real crematoria of World War II. Neo-Nazis have swarmed this ancient capital of Saxony for every anniversary of the bombing since the reunification of Germany in…
Mark Twain’s astute observation that “a lie well-told is immortal” keeps coming to mind on the subject of the Dresden firebombing. As I was preparing in May for my first trip to Dresden, I was startled to hear a report by Tom Vitale on National Public Radio in which he repeated the propaganda of Josef…
The only thing that exceeds Dresden’s beauty is the city’s self-regard — which would be insufferable if it weren’t so well deserved. Musically, this Rococo jewel box capital of Saxony — justifiably called “Florence on the Elbe” — is famous as the home of the Saxon State Opera, which is popularly known as the Semper…
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