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Breaking News German Jews Call Far-Right’s Strong Showing a ‘Nightmare’
— A far-right party in Germany finished second in voting in the political home state of Chancellor Angela Merkel, ahead of Merkel’s party, spurring concerns among Jewish leaders in Germany. Alternative for Germany, known as AfD, with its anti-immigrant and ultranationalist platform, picked up 21 percent of the vote Sunday in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, behind the center-left…
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Breaking News Donald Trump’s Family Hid German Roots — Especially When Selling to Jews
The Trump family consistently hid its German ancestry from customers and investors when it was building its New York real estate empire in the post-World War II era, according to an article in The New York Times. After the death of Friedrich Trump — Donald’s grandfather — the family regularly claimed that it hailed from…
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News Donald Trump’s New Nickname for Hillary Clinton Is a Dog Whistle For White Supremacists
“Hillary Clinton wants to be America’s Angela Merkel,” said Donald Trump at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, this week. “We have enough problems in our country. We don’t need more.” If Trump’s new moniker for his opponent, replacing “Crooked Hillary,” raised eyebrows, it might have been in confusion. Americans show low recognition of Merkel, and…
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News After Brexit, British Jews Flock To Seek German Citizenship
As the reality of Brexit seeps in, some Brits of Jewish ancestry are finding an unexpected way to remain affiliated with the European Union — by applying for German citizenship. Following the June referendum, in which Britain voted to leave the European Union, applications for German citizenship have soared. At least 100 families or individuals…
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Breaking News Jewish Leaders Call for Early Warning System in the Wake of German Ax Attack
German Jewish leaders warned that all German institutions, not just Jewish ones, should take extra precautions against terrorism in the wake of an ISIS-inspired ax attack on a train in Wurzburg. “[We] are just as concerned about such attacks as are non-Jews here,” Josef Schuster, head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, told…
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News Holocaust Survivors Will Get ‘Mein Kampf’ Royalties Under Deal With Publisher
A Jewish organization that provides much needed care and financial assistance to aging survivors of the Holocaust will receive the royalties from the American sales of “Mein Kampf.” Jewish Family & Children’s Service, which is based in Waltham, Massachusetts, and serves the Boston metro area, will receive the reportedly tens of thousands of dollars generated…
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Breaking News Germany to Build World’s First All-in-One Synagogue, Church and Mosque
A decade ago, the idea of building a unique religious structure that would combine prayer halls for the three main monotheistic religions was first proposed during archaeological excavations of a plot on the southern end of the Fischerinsel (Fisher Island) in the Mitte neighborhood of Berlin. In 2012, an international architectural competition was held to…
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Opinion If Germany Loses Patience With Israel, Will European Jews Take the Heat?
Israel could be headed for choppy waters in its relations with Germany, its most important ally in Europe. According to an April 29 report in Der Spiegel, Germany’s most prestigious and authoritative newsweekly, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s administration is losing patience with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, and is beginning to reconsider its long-standing…
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