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Culture 100 years ago, Albert Einstein fled Berlin due to antisemitism
The Nobel Prize winner left the city after a rumored assassination attempt
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Fast Forward German daycare center named for Anne Frank changes its name, sparking debate
The head of the daycare said children didn't understand the name. The International Auschwitz Committee condemned the move
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Fast Forward Thousands of Germans and wide range of politicians show up to pro-Israel Berlin rally
It was likely the largest in Europe since Hamas’ attacks on Israel on Oct. 7.
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Fast Forward Police investigate 2 Molotov cocktail bombs thrown at German synagogue
As officers were investigating the incident on the scene, a young man raced through a police barricade toward the door of the synagogue complex and tried to pull something from his pocket
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Fast Forward Popular German author says Orthodox Jews don’t work except for ‘diamond trading’ and ‘financial transactions’
Richard David Precht apologized for the comment made on his podcast, one of the most popular in Germany
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Books Hundreds of writers protest cancellation of Palestinian author’s event at Frankfurt Book Fair
Organizers called off an award ceremony for Adania Shibli's 'Minor Detail,' a novel based on the true story of a 1949 rape of a Palestinian girl by Israeli soldiers
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Fast Forward Hundreds of Germans form ‘human shield’ to protect synagogue as residents report antisemitic incidents
Despite extra security measures, many Jewish parents in Berlin reportedly kept their children at home on Friday instead of sending them to Jewish schools
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Culture As in 1940 France, Israel’s fortified border protected only a false sense of security
As Hamas terrorists crossed the divide, they recalled the time Germany breached the Maginot Line
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